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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. Malcolm sees a ring that he associates with which character in Chapter 16?

2. After warning two groups of people, Malcolm has a dream about wild what?

3. Coram tells Michael in Chapter 12 that who should prepare for the coming catastrophic event?

4. In what way is the hyena daemon unlike any other Malcolm has seen?

5. How many rowers question Malcolm and the others as they hide inside the pharmacy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Pullman uses a simile within Chapters 16-20 and for what purpose.

2. In what way is the theme of altruism depicted within the scene of the return of La Belle Sauvage?

3. For what type of audience is the novel Book of Dust intended?

4. For what reason is Malcolm unable to get to his feet at the start of Chapter 20?

5. What object does Hannah see outside her home to cause her panic?

6. In what way does Pullman demonstrate Malcolm's capacity to be deceived himself?

7. In what way is Asta, Malcolm's daemon, shown to have a mind of her own, separate from Malcolm's?

8. What event causes Malcolm to decide that the man with the hyena daemon must be insane?

9. Who shows up at the priory, falsely claiming to be Lyra's father?

10. What advice does Coram give to Malcolm about Gerard, the man with the hyena daemon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Pullman's purpose for including Biblical allusions within the narrative of Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage and how do these allusions dovetail with the novel's broader themes?

Essay Topic 2

Trace the characterization arc of Malcolm’s character throughout the novel. Discuss whether he is a round or flat character and whether he is a static or dynamic character.

Essay Topic 3

Sensory details are used frequently by Pullman in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used by the author serve the author’s creation of vivid characters.

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