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His Dark Materials
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His Dark Materials
by:
Philip Pullman
Summary
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The Golden Compass
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass
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Lyra Belacqua
Will Parry
Mrs. Coulter
Lord Asriel
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1. What kind of an animal is Lord Asriel’s daemon?
A frog
A snow leopard
A swan
A bear
2. How did Lord Asriel’s fortune disappear?
He gambled it away
Lyra took it from him
It was taken from him after he killed Mrs. Coulter’s husband
His estate was flooded
3. What is Iorek Byrnison?
A fighting frog
An armored bear
The prince of the Gyptians
A witch
4. What is the name of Lyra’s daemon?
Serafina
Will
Iofur Raknison
Pantalaimon
5. Which magical tool does Lyra use?
An alethiometer
A magic knife
A flying broomstick
Special armor
6. What does Mary Malone study?
Daemons
Dark matter
Electricity
Anthropology
7. Where do Will and Lyra both live?
London
Paris
The Gyptian fens
Oxford
8. What did Will’s father do before he went missing?
He was a lawyer
He was an explorer
He was a doctor
He was a scientist
9. Where is Lee Scoresby from?
He’s a Texan from New Denmark
He’s a Berliner from Germany
He’s a Gyptian from Oxford
He’s an armored Bear from Svalbard
10. How does Lyra convince Iofur Raknison to fight Iorek Byrnison?
She promises to give him the alethiometer
She tempts him with Iorek’s armor
She tells him she’s a witch
She says she will become his daemon
11. What form do witches’ daemons take?
Cats
Bats
Snakes
Birds
12. How many times does Lyra rescue Roger?
None
Once
Twice
Three times
13. Where do Will and Lyra meet?
Oxford
Texas
Ci’gazze
Heaven
14. What are Lady Salmakia and Chevalier Tialys?
Dogs
Daemons
Angels
Gallivespian spies
15. What candy inspired Mary to leave her religious life?
SweeTarts
Chocolate
Marzipan
Licorice
16. What, besides their mouths, do the mulefa use to talk?
Their trunks
Their wheels
Their tails
Their eyebrows
17. Who is Lyra’s mother?
Will’s mother
Mary Malone
Mrs. Coulter
Serafina Pekkala
18. What is the relationship between Baruch and Balthamos?
They are fellow priests
They are gay angels in love with each other
They are father and son
They are best friends
19. What kind of being is Xaphania?
An angel
A Gallivespian
An armored bear
A witch
20. According to mulefa lore, what caused consciousness to come into existence?
Two zalifs stumbled upon a Dust-filled garden
Two zalifs were tempted by a snake
A male zalif ate a seed from a seedpod wheel
A female zalif put her claw through a seedpod wheel
21. What form does Will’s daemon take when she settles?
A pine marten
A magpie
A dog
A cat
22. Who teaches Mary how to see her daemon?
Lyra
Serafina Pekkala
Atal
Will
23. What makes the Dust stop flowing out of the world of the mulefa?
Mary’s observations
The angels
The death of Metatron
Will and Lyra’s love
24. Whom does Lyra allow to touch Pantalaimon?
Mrs. Coulter
A scientist at Bolvanger
Will
Iorek Byrnison
25. How old is Lyra when she starts her adventures?
Nine
Ten
Eleven
Twelve
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