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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. What is the title of Chapter 12?

2. What is the title of Chapter 19?

3. What does Magnus say his title is in Chapter 12?

4. Whom does Jace say helped him escape from the Inquisitory in Chapter 16?

5. What is the title of Part Three of City of Ashes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Jace, Clary, and Luke manage to get on Valentine's ship in Chapter 17?

2. What exchange takes place between Valentine and the Inquisitor in Chapter 17?

3. What happens after Magnus arrives at Luke's house in Chapter 12?

4. What exchange takes place between Isabelle and Jace in Chapter 16?

5. Where does Maia go in Chapter 15? Whom does she encounter?

6. What do Clary and Jace discuss in the Epilogue?

7. What exchange takes place between Clary and Luke in the Epilogue?

8. How is the effectiveness of Clary's rune proven in Chapter 14?

9. What does Clary discover once she's on Valentine's ship in Chapter 18?

10. What does Clary consider about Simon's appearance in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Clary's relationship with her mother and father in the novel. Who is Clary's father? When was this fact revealed to her? Who raised Clary? When was Clary's mother hospitalized and how has her absence affected Clary?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the family members of the Lightwood family. How many siblings are in this family? Who is the matriarch of the family? Who is the patriarch? Are these characters likable? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Clary in the novel. How old is Clary when the story begins? What does the author establish about Clary's past through exposition and flashback? What are Clary's strengths and weaknesses as a protagonist?

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