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WorksheetsNorthern Lights Chapters 1 - 5
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of Lyra's daemon?
a)
Pantalaimon
b)
Toutelemon
c)
Paltanoon
d)
Tumipailoon
2.
When Lyra enters the forbidden Retiring Room, what form does her daemon take?
a)
Snake
b)
Bat
c)
Spider
d)
Moth
3.
While Lyra and her daemon are exploring in the Retiring Room, they hear someone approach. Where do they hide?
a)
Inside an oak trunk
b)
Behind a mahogany armchair
c)
Behind an oak desk
d)
Inside a mahogany chest
4.
When the Butler and the Master enter the Retiring Room, what does the Butler pour for Lord Asriel?
a)
Tokay
b)
Chardonnay
c)
Sake
d)
Whiskey
5.
While she is hiding in the Retiring Room, what does Lyra see the Master pour into the drink prepared for Lord Asriel?
a)
Green droplets
b)
White powder
c)
Clear liquid
d)
Red tablets
6.
Lyra and her daemon try to escape the Retiring Room, but when they hear someone coming, they are forced to hide again. Where do they hide the second time?
a)
Air duct
b)
Desk drawer
c)
Secret room
d)
Wardrobe
7.
In the opening chapter, when Lord Asriel enters the Retiring Room, he sends the Butler out to get what?
a)
A fountain pen and his journal
b)
A looking glass and a periodical
c)
A tray and a decanter
d)
A screen and a projecting lantern
8.
When Lyra bolts out of her hiding place in the Retiring Room to save Lord Asriel, what happens to the glass he is about to drink from?
a)
It falls to the floor and shatters
b)
It spills caustic liquid all over his suit
c)
Lyra takes it and smashes it against the wall
d)
Lyra dumps its contents into the sink
9.
After Lyra leaves her hiding place in the Retiring Room, what does Lord Asriel instruct her to do?
a)
Report to the Master immediately
b)
Report to her daemon immediately
c)
Return to her hiding place and watch the Master's actions
d)
Return to her hiding place and send her daemon out to deliver a message
10.
Who is Thorold?
a)
The Master's mentor
b)
The Master's manservant
c)
Lord Asriel's mentor
d)
Lord Asriel's manservant
11.
Lord Asriel is said to look like what when he yawns?
a)
Lion
b)
Bear
c)
Dog
d)
Chimp
12.
Lord Asriel is the epitome of
a)
Whimsy
b)
Power
c)
Humility
d)
Forgiveness
13.
In Chapter 2, when the Master enters the Retiring Room, Lyra notices that he immediately looks at the
a)
Table
b)
Daemon
c)
Wardrobe
d)
Window
14.
The Librarian and the Enquirer are members of the group of what?
a)
Lectors
b)
Inquisitors
c)
Scholars
d)
Administrators
15.
In the Retiring Room, what is served after dinner to "clarify the mind and stimulate the tongue"?
a)
Mint
b)
Petunia
c)
Marjoram
d)
Poppy
16.
When Lyra overhears a whispered conversation between the Master and the Librarian, she learns that they are trying to do what to Lord Asriel?
a)
Humiliate him
b)
Bring him to his senses
c)
Kick him out
d)
Kill him
17.
In the Retiring Room, what is Lord Asriel describing to the group seated around the table?
a)
His position at the rectory
b)
His exploration to the North
c)
His friendship with the Master
d)
His theory on daemons
18.
What is a photogram?
a)
Micron scale
b)
Picture
c)
Telegram
d)
Photon measuring device
19.
In the darker image that Lord Asriel shows the group seated in the Retiring Room, the man in the foreground is bathed in bright light that appears to be emitted from where?
a)
A dark cloud above him
b)
His raised hand
c)
His briefcase
d)
The hut next to him
20.
What does Lord Asriel call the light in the images he shows the group seated in the Retiring Room?
a)
Gloss
b)
Dust
c)
Luz
d)
Kira
21.
What does Lord Asriel call the "streams and veils of light hung like curtains" in the sky?
a)
Australis
b)
Proton emission
c)
Photon beam
d)
Aurora
22.
To prove to the Scholars that Dr. Grumman is dead, what does Lord Asriel show them?
a)
Dr. Grumman's death certificate
b)
Dr. Grumman's daemon
c)
Photo of Dr. Grumman's tombstone
d)
Scalped head of Dr. Grumman
23.
After Lord Asriel tells Lyra that he has received funding for his next expedition, she asks to go with him. What does he say?
a)
She can go if the school permits
b)
She must stay behind and spy on the Master
c)
He forbids it
d)
He would take her, but there is no room
24.
Who are Barnard and Stokes?
a)
Renowned inventors
b)
Spies
c)
Assassins
d)
Renegade theologians
25.
Jordan College is known as the premier center for what?
a)
History of theology
b)
History of biology
c)
Experimental theology
d)
Experimental biology
26.
Lyra's closest friend is a
a)
Gardening assistant
b)
Kitchen helper
c)
Errand boy
d)
Stable hand
27.
Tony Makarios, one of the children who has disappeared, had to
a)
Run errands for money
b)
Work as a spy for the Scholars
c)
Steal food to eat
d)
Help hide the Gyptians
28.
Who observes Tony Makarios while he eats his pie on the steps of an oratory?
a)
A distinguished elderly woman with gray hair
b)
An aristocratic elderly man with graying hair
c)
An attractive young woman with dark hair
d)
A handsome young man with sandy blonde hair
29.
The person who watches Tony Makarios eat his pie asks him if he wants what?
a)
Mints
b)
Lemonade
c)
Chocolate
d)
Iced tea
30.
Who does Tony Makarios find inside the large warehouse he is led to?
a)
His nanny
b)
Scholarly elders
c)
Other children
d)
His teachers
31.
In Part 1, Chapter 3, where are the children escorted to after they write letters?
a)
A vessel that takes them to sea
b)
An airship that takes them to an island
c)
An airship that transports them to a sky port
d)
A vessel that transports them to the tropics
32.
What are Gobblers?
a)
Clones
b)
Turkey farmers
c)
Kidnappers
d)
Circus entertainers
33.
What happens when Lyra and Roger enter the cellars where Tokay and wines are kept?
a)
They become intoxicated
b)
They are caught by the Master
c)
They get lost
d)
They lose their daemons
34.
When Lyra and Roger explore the underground regions of the college and enter a crypt, they find coffins with
a)
Nothing inside
b)
The word "Dust" written on each
c)
Past Masters inside
d)
Daemon corpses
35.
Lyra and her friends overhear Ma Costa yelling at a horse trader about the disappearance of her
a)
Son
b)
Daemon
c)
Daughter
d)
Horse
36.
After Lyra, her friends, and some Gyptian children search for Billy, but end up not finding him, who else goes missing?
a)
Hannah
b)
Emma
c)
Roger
d)
Simon
37.
Mrs. Coulter is a member of
a)
Dame Jasmine's college
b)
Dame Hannah's board
c)
Dame Hannah's college
d)
Dame Jasmine's board
38.
Mrs. Coulter claims she has been to the North several times as a member of the
a)
Royal Polar Regiment
b)
Polar Express Academy
c)
Royal Arctic Institute
d)
Polar Arctic Expedition
39.
In Chapter 4, Part 1, Lyra is told that she will be traveling North as Mrs. Coulter's what?
a)
Student
b)
Cook
c)
Personal Assistant
d)
Daemon groomer
40.
What is inside the package wrapped in black velvet that the Master gives Lyra?
a)
Barometer
b)
Intervalometer
c)
Alethiometer
d)
Thermometer
41.
While riding on the zeppelin with Mrs. Coulter, Lyra feels what?
a)
Sleepy and cold
b)
Hyperactive and confused
c)
Frightened and remorseful
d)
Excited and glamorous
42.
While they dine, what does Mrs. Coulter tell Lyra about bears' livers?
a)
They are too expensive to order
b)
They are poisonous
c)
They are full of nutrients
d)
They are a rare delicacy
43.
Colonel Carborne is the first man to do what?
a)
Cross the North Pole in a balloon
b)
Find Dust at the North Pole
c)
Decipher the magnetic nature of the North Pole
d)
Reach the North Pole with a team of dogs
44.
Dr. Broken Arrow is a Skraeling who mapped what?
a)
Iceberg locations
b)
Sand dunes
c)
Wind patterns
d)
Ocean currents
45.
At the institute library, Lyra is shown several items including a
a)
Spacecraft
b)
Spoon
c)
Hovercraft
d)
Harpoon
46.
The golden compass has the ability to do what?
a)
Erase memories
b)
Tell the truth
c)
Map out coordinates
d)
Return to its owner
47.
One of the pictures on the golden compass is of a what?
a)
Turtle
b)
Chameleon
c)
Iguana
d)
Frog
48.
On the side of the golden compass, what does Lyra find?
a)
Three winding wheels
b)
Three square buttons
c)
Four small levers
d)
Four tiny locks
49.
In London, when the pair is not socializing, Mrs. Coulter teaches Lyra
a)
Latin and Greek
b)
Modern dance and art
c)
Math and geography
d)
Biology and chemistry
50.
While learning about electrons, Lyra tells Mrs. Coulter that these particles are
a)
Similar to Dust
b)
Nothing like Dust
c)
Repelled by Dust
d)
Magnetically attracted to Dust
51.
When Lyra makes a statement regarding electrons and Dust, Mrs. Coulter's daemon becomes what?
a)
Bored
b)
Agitated
c)
Sleepy
d)
Delirious
52.
When Mrs. Coulter asks Lyra where she learned about Dust, the girl lies, saying that she
a)
Saw a filmstrip about it at school
b)
Read about it in a book
c)
Heard school friends mention it
d)
Overheard Scholars talk about it
53.
When Lyra's daemon tires of living in luxury with Mrs. Coulter, he tries to convince Lyra to
a)
Behave poorly
b)
Pretend she is sick
c)
Run away
d)
Break expensive items
54.
What does Mrs. Coulter ask Lyra not to wear to the cocktail party she throws?
a)
White handbag
b)
Broken watch
c)
Pearl necklace
d)
Black jacket
55.
When Lyra refuses Mrs. Coulter's request and insists on wearing the banned item to the cocktail party, what happens to her daemon?
a)
It goes crazy and attacks Mrs. Coulter
b)
It unexpectedly grows weak and faints
c)
It gets pinned to the ground by Mrs. Coulter's daemon
d)
It stomps off in anger
56.
When Lyra reluctantly gives Mrs. Coulter a kiss on the cheek, what does she smell on the woman's skin?
a)
Fruity perfume
b)
Bleach
c)
Metallic scent
d)
Alcohol
57.
At the cocktail party that Mrs. Coulter hosts, Lyra hears that her parents were
a)
A count and countess
b)
A governor and governess
c)
Esteemed humanitarians
d)
Ruthless dictators
58.
At the cocktail party hosted by Mrs. Coulter, Lyra hears a group of men say that the name for Dust is what?
a)
Hasselhoff Particles
b)
Rusakov Particles
c)
Molotov Sparks
d)
Peterhof Sparks
59.
Who is Adele Starminster?
a)
Journalist from Oxford
b)
Scientist from Oxford
c)
Professor from Cambridge
d)
Musician from Cambridge
60.
Overhearing a group of men at the cocktail party hosted by Mrs. Coulter, Lyra learns that Dust particles are attracted to
a)
Adult humans
b)
Only the very old
c)
Teenagers
d)
Young children
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