The Golden Compass

Why are the kidnappers known as Gobblers?

• Because of their reputation for eating children

• Because of the loud screech they make when they steal a child

• Because of the initials of the General Oblation Board

• Because they spit on children and their daemons

How does Mrs. Coulter react when Lyra mentions dust?

• Mrs. Coulter gets very angry and attacks Lyra

• Mrs. Coulter calmly asks how she knows about the topic, but her daemon becomes very agitated.

• Mrs. Coulter changes the subject abruptly and pretends she hasn't mentioned it

• Mrs. Coulter explains to Lyra what dust is but tells her not to tell anyone else.

What has happened to Lord Asriel?

• He is still on an exploration to the North - no one has heard from him.

• He has been captured by the Gobblers.

• He is being held hostage by Ma Costa for information about Billy.

• He is being held captive in a fortress in Svalbard.

Why does the gentlemen say the Lyra is 'safe from the Oblation Board'?

• He does not think the Oblation Board truly exists; it is just a rumour

• He knows the Oblation Board is only interested in adults and how dust reacts differently to them

• Lyra is safe because she is with Mrs. Coulter

• The Oblation Board only takes boys, and only those boys who are poor.

What does Mrs. Coulter teach Lyra?

• Scientific principles and Geology

• Art Skills and Musical Instruments

• The concept of 'Dust'

• The rudiments of Geography and Mathematics

Who is Lyra's father?

• The master of Jordan College.

• Lord Asriel

• John Faa

• Farder Coram

Why does Lyra feel much better with the gyptians?

• She has a sense of purpose and enjoys boat life.

• She is being spoilt and does not have to do anything except play with Pantalaimon.

• She is trying to persuade the gyptians to take her back to Jordan College.

• She likes to play with the gyptian children and is glad not to have to have to learn anything.

Why is Lyra not able to be a true gyptian?

• She does not speak like the gyptians.

• She is too educated to be a gyptian.

• She does not know enough about boats and sailing.

• Gyptians are water people and she is a fire person.

What does John Faa propose to the gyptians?

• That they head north to rescue all the children from the Gobblers.

• That they head North to rescue the gyptian children from the Gobblers.

• That they head north to free Lord Asriel.

• That they head north to steal gold and trade in Uppsala.

Who is Lyra's mother?

• Ma Costa

• A poor gyptian servant who has since diappeared.

• Mrs Coulter

• A famous female scholar from Jordan College.