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1. "The Golden Compass" is the first book of a trilogy called "His Dark Materials". From which well known classic book by John Milton comes the name "His Dark Materials"?
2. "The Golden Compass" consists of three major parts. All three parts have the name of a city or place where most of that part of the book takes place. What's the first part of the book called ? It's also an existing British city and the hometown of the author, Philip Pullman.
3. The "His Dark Materials" books takes place in many different universes who exist parallel to each other. In "The Golden Compass" Lyra, the main character, travels between different universes during the course of the book.
4. When "The Golden Compass" was first released in the United Kingdom , it was released under a different name , that was later changed to "The Golden Compass". What was the original name of the first book ? It was only released under this name in Great Britain in 1995.
5. Many things make "His Dark Materials" very special. One of those things is that the inhabitants of Lyra's world all have a "dæmon". It's a part of their conscience that can be seen and lives separately, although is highly depended and cannot stray very far away. It's your visible soul and takes the shape of an animal. Children's dæmons can shift into any creature they please but settle in a fixed shape once the child becomes an adult. Lyra's dæmon can still shift shapes during "The Golden Compass". What's his name ?
6. At the beginning of "The Golden Compass" , Lyra meets both her parents but doesn't know that they are her mother and father. She's also been told her father is her uncle.
7. Lyra's been living in the university of Oxford for as long as she can remember. She spends her days playing with her best friend, who works in the kitchen of the University until he, together with many other kids, gets kidnapped by the "Gobblers". What's his name ?
8. At Bolvangar Lyra convinces a talking Bear to help them in their search for the lost children. He turns out to be the rightful king of the Armored Bears and eventually takes his place by killing the present king. What's the name of this great white bear who plays a very important part in the trilogy ?
9. At the end of the first book Roger is killed by Lyra's father; Lord Asriel. He needed the power generated through Roger's sacrifice to open up a gateway into another world ; a parallel universe. Lyra sees her father go trough the portal and eventually decides to follow him trough the portal. This portal leads to which universe?
10. Final question. To what is "His Dark Materials" a referral in the book? It's what the entire trilogy is about. It's what everybody's looking for and trying to figure out.
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