The Golden Compass Test Revision Pre-Quiz

Who is the main protagonist of the story?

• Lyra

• Lord Asriel

• Mrs Coulter

• John Faa

Give the correct order in which the following events occurred:

Lyra gets taken to London by Mrs Coulter; Lyra hides in the Retiring Room to spy; Lyra gets taken in by Gyptians; Lyra almost gets caught by Gobblers; Lyra learns to read the alethiometer; Lyra goes North.

• Lyra hides in the Retiring Room to spy; Lyra gets taken to London by Mrs Coulter; Lyra almost gets caught by Gobblers; Lyra gets taken in by Gyptians; Lyra goes North; Lyra learns to read the alethiometer.

• Lyra goes North; Lyra gets taken in by Gyptians; Lyra learns to read the alethiometer; Lyra hides in the Retiring Room to spy; Lyra gets taken to London by Mrs Coulter; Lyra almost gets caught by Gobblers.

• Lyra hides in the Retiring Room to spy; Lyra gets taken to London by Mrs Coulter; Lyra almost gets caught by Gobblers; Lyra gets taken in by Gyptians; Lyra learns to read the alethiometer; Lyra goes North.

• Lyra hides in the Retiring Room to spy; Lyra gets taken to London by Mrs Coulter; Lyra gets taken in by Gyptians; Lyra almost gets caught by Gobblers; Lyra learns to read the alethiometer; Lyra goes North.

What was the main turning point in Lyra's journey where her destiny was finally altered?

• When she left Jordan for London.

• When she ran away from Mrs Coulter.

• When she learnt about her birth parents.

• When she learnt to read the alethiometer.

Who are Lyra's true birth parents?

• Lord Asriel and Ma Costa

• Mrs Coulter and her politician husband

• Lord Asriel and Mrs Coulter

• Ma Costa and John Faa

What happens at the very end of Chapter 9: The Spies (the end of Part 1: Oxford)?

• Lyra stays with the Gyptian women and makes a secret plan of her own to go North.

• Lyra sneaks onto John Faa's boat to go North.

• Lyra makes a plan with Farder Coram to go North.

• Lyra is told by John Faa to come with on the journey North.