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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does John Parry say they should do before they disappear?
2. What are the first creatures that Father Gomez sees when he enters the Mulefa's world?
3. What does Mary say she believes the roads were made from?
4. Who arrives suddenly while Will and Lyra are beginning to be attacked by the horsemen?
5. What is it that Lord Asriel finds in the tunnel that illuminates it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Mrs. Coulter and Lord Asriel are Lyra's parents.
1) Speculate on the reason that they were so willing to kill Lyra earlier in the series. What drove Mrs. Coulter and Lord Asriel?
2) What had changed at the end of the story Making them willing to sacrifice themselves for Lyra?
3) Did Mrs. Coulter and Lord Asriel love Lyra? Was this love typical of what a parents love should be? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Look at the different quests that the characters in the book were on.
1) What was the ultimate quest of Will? Lyra?
2) Did any of the characters in the book truly know what their part in the story was from the beginning? Give examples.
3) Did the quests stay the same for the characters through the story? Explain. Did this add to the story or detract?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the angels.
1) How are the angels in the story different from how angels are normally depicted.
2) Could a different creature have been substituted for the angels and created the same reaction from the reader? Explain your reasoning.
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