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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was James when Grace Blackthorn entrusted him with a silver bracelet?

2. How many runes do Shadowhunters place upon each other when they are married?

3. When are Cordelia and Lucie planning their parabatai ceremony in Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 10, who comes to James and Cordelia with news of a murder?

5. What color is Cordelia's wedding dress?

Short Essay Questions

1. What power does Lucie have, and how has she tried to use it?

2. What becomes of Jesse after he dies?

3. What does James dream in Chapter 12, and who does he realize is dead?

4. What is the carriage like that Tessa and Will give James and Cordelia as a wedding gift?

5. Who meets Grace in the drawing room on the day of Cordelia and James's wedding?

6. What does James tell his friends about the nightmares he had?

7. What scene does Elias make at Cordelia's wedding, and how is his disgrace handled?

8. Why does it take Elias so long to return from the Basilias?

9. Who was the demon Yanluo?

10. When Tatiana tries to get Grace to influence James, what happens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The protagonist is usually the hero in a story and the antagonist is usually a villain. Is there more than one protagonist or antagonist in the story? Who are the protagonist(s) and antagonist(s) and why do they play that role in the book?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 3

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in the novel? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? Why might research be required to understand allusions?

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