Philip Pullman and Ruth Wilson in conversation CO (6'12)

According to Philip Pullman, what do we learn through stories?

• How to fall in love

• How to live our lives

• How to cook

• How to be brave

What object in the botanical gardens is very significant to the story according to Ruth Wilson?

• A hedge

• A trench

• A bench

• A finch

Why did Pullman choose Midsummer's day for his character's remote meeting?

• Its' a day that exists in both worlds

• It's a magical day

• The characters originally met that day

In the original story, at what time did Will and Lyra meet in the botanical gardens?

• Mid afternoon

• Midnight

• Mid morning

• Midday

The play opens with a big tree with a cushion beneath it.

• True

• False

What are Lyra's traits that Philip Pullman underline?

• She's immensely affectionate

• She gives and inspires hate

• She gives and inspires love

What world does Lyra visit to rescue her friend Roger?

• The World of the Bears

• Our world

• The World of the Dead

What word does Ruth Wilson NOT use to describe Pullman's characters?

• Loners

• Outcasts

• Separate

• Sociable

According to Wilson, which of these does not apply to Mrs Coulter?

• She is endlessly fascinating

• She is the most mysterious woman on the page

• She is the most annoying woman in novels

• Her relationship with the Monkey being key to understanding her

Why does Mrs Coulter's monkey not have a name?

• So it remains mysterious

• Because Mrs Coulter didn't like to name it

• Because Pullman couldn't think of one