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2. Chp 1: The Decanter of Tokay 1.Pantalaimon is Lyra’s pet. What is the name given to humans’ pets? 2.Who was Lord Asriel? 3.What did the Master want to do to Lord Asriel? 4.Where did Lyra hide when she could hear people approaching the Retiring Room? 5.Where is the University located? 6.What is Tokay? 7.Why did Lord Asriel not drink the wine? 8.What was Lord Asriel’s reaction to seeing Lyra? 9.How did Lord Asriel cover up the fact hat he had not drunk the poisoned wine? Copy Heading and Questions into your 2B8 and answer with full sentences

3. Chp 2: The Idea of the North 1.The Master serves fried poppy seeds during the meeting. What is the reason for this? 2.Where is Lyra during this meeting of scholars? 3.Lord Asriel shows the scholars photos of dust. Where abouts were the photos taken? 4.What is another name for the Northern Lights that Lord Asriel refers to in his presentation? 5.What relations is Lord Asriel to Lyra? 6.Where was Lord Asriel going after the meeting had finished? 7.The chapter finishes with the Master and the Librarian puzzling over whether or not they need to inform Lyra of some information. What is the information?

4. Chp 3 Lyra’s Jordan 1.Describe Jordan College. 2.What was the name of the kitchen boy who Lyra befriended? 3.Name two of the naughty things Lyra and her friend used to get up to? 4.Describe one of Lyra’s “wars” – who would be involved? 5.What happened on the days when Lord Asriel visited? 6.Describe Lyra’s character after what we have learnt about her in this chapter. 7.What happened to Tony Makarios? 8.As humans become adults, what happens to their daemons? 9.What friend does Lyra loose at the end of the chapter? Where do you think that friend has gone? 10.Why do you think Mrs Coulter is visiting the college?

5. Chp 5: The Cocktail Party 1.How is life in London different from life at Jordan College? 2.What was Mrs Coulter’s reaction when Lyra tells her she knows about dust? 3.What did Lyra and Mrs Coulter have an argument over on the day of the cocktail party? 4.There was an old man at the party who Lyra overhears his conversation. He is explaining to a young girl about what the General Oblation Board is. Where does the word “Oblation” come from? 5.Who was Adele Starminster? 6.Why didn’t Mrs Coulter want Lyra to talk to Adele Starminster?

6. Chp 7: John Faa 1.Why did Lyra feel much better about the Gyptian boat, as opposed to living with Mrs Coulter? 2.What was the name of Gyptian family that had taken Lyra in under their wing? 3.What did she have to look out for? 4.Lyra hides in a special compartment underneath the bunks so that she will not be found. Why can the daemons not “smell” her out? 5.What is The Roping? 6.What was the name of the Lord of the Western Gyptians? 7.What was decided at The Roping? 8.What was the family secret Lyra discovers about herself in this chapter? 9.Lyra feels safe with Gyptians. So much so, she reveals to them a particular item. What was this item called? 10.Who was the women that nursed Lyra when she was little?

7. Chp 9: The Spies 1.The city of Heidelberg is important because of why? 2.How many gobblers did Jacob Huismans catch in Clerkenwell? 3.How many weeks does Lyra have to prepare, ready to travel to the North? 4.What was the chameleon like creature buzzing around Lyra for?

8. Chp 16: The Silver Guillotine 1.What is the signal that Lyra tells the children to listen for in order to escape? 2.Why does Lyra climb up into the air conditioning chamber in the roof? 3.What is the Maystadt anbaric scalpel? 4.How does Lyra get discovered? 5.When Lyra is discovered, one of the men handles Pentalaimon. What is significant about this? 6.Once Lyra is captured, what do the adults want to do to her and Pentalaimon? 7.What saves Lyra from her fate?

9. Chp18 Fog and Ice 1. Who was Serafina Pekkala? 2. Lee Scoresby states that “when we land Iorek Byrnison on Svalbard, that will count as an act of war.” Why would it count as an act of war?. 3. Why are witches not interested in preserving value or making profits? 4. What is Lee Scoresby’s profession?. 5. As part of the passengers in the hot air balloon, there was Lyra, Lee Scoresby, Iorek Byrnison. Who was the fourth passenger? 6. At the end of the chapter, who are Lyra’s new captors?

10. Chp 20: A Outrance 1. When there were ceremonial bear fights, what was unusual and very seldom happened? 2. Who is the fight between? 3. What disadvantage does one of the bears have? 4. After the fight was over and the winner was established, who was still in danger? 5. What is the name of the special plant that can help bears with their wounds that Lyra applies to Iorek’s wounds?

11. Chp 21: Lord Asriel’s Welcome 1.Who was the exiled human that Lyra comes face to face in Svalbard? 2.Who was Thorold? 3.What was the exiled human’s reaction to Lyra when they see her face to face? 4.Explain the reason why children are split from their daemons. 5.Whereabouts does all the dust in the universe come from?

12. Chp 22: Betrayal 1. Thorold awakes Lyra in a distressed manner at the start of this chapter. Why is he so worried? 2. What was the betrayal that was flashing through Lyra’s mind? 3. Who escorted Lyra in her search? 4. What was one danger that Lyra came into contact with on her journey to find Lord Asriel? 5. What was special about the bears’ armour? 6. Who was one the zeppelin that came crashing to the ground? 7. What is Lyra’s pet name Iorek Byrnison calls her? 8. Why could Iorek Bynison not carry on with Lyra?

13. Chp 23: The Bridge to the Stars 1. Find a quote that describes the sky and the Aurora. 2. Pantalaimon flew on ahead to see what Lord Asriel was up to. What could he see? 3. Why could Roger’s daemon not help him? 4. How high above the sea were they? 5. Who was helping Lord Asriel? 6. Why could Roger not keep running with Lyra to escape from Lord Asriel? 7. Who was the surprise arrival? 8. What has this visitor come for? 9. What is Lord Asriel’s argument to continue with his experiments’? 10. In the end, what does Lyra learn?