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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ends up being hidden at the convent by the nuns there?

2. Malcolm finds out that the man who had dropped the object by the river had met what fate?

3. Who rips up the Office of Child Protection warrant in an attempt to keep Lyra from being taken?

4. With whom does Hannah meet in Chapter 6 for a debriefing?

5. Who holds the position of carpenter within Malcolm's community?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is Malcolm portrayed as a kind and altruistic character?

2. What does Malcolm discover about the acorn once it is in his possession?

3. In what way does Malcolm learn about the true manner of Robert Luckhurst's death?

4. Who is Miss Carmichael?

5. In what manner does the theme of compassion arise within Chapter 10 in relation to Malcolm?

6. What is the impetus behind the removal of Malcolm's elementary school principal?

7. What is the fate of Robert Luckhurst?

8. What is the impetus for Lord Nugent's loss of stature?

9. Describe the inn owned by Malcolm's parents.

10. Describe Malcolm's character.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the reasons why Philip Pullman's novel Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage uses a third person omniscient narrator. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what is the author's intended effect on the reader?

Essay Topic 2

William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Philip Pullman's novel Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Philip Pullman's novel Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

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