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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 does Clary begin to enjoy?
2. Who stays loyal to Valentine even after his defeat
3. Why does Jace think Clary may know where the cup is hidden?
4. What does Simon do that gains the respect of the Shadowhunters?
5. Who jumps in through the windows?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Raphael when they are searching the inside of the Hotel and where do they find him?
2. What happens when Jace lets go of Raphael and who comes to Jace and Clary's rescue?
3. Describe the fight with Abbadon.
4. Who do Jace and Clary encounter near the dumpsters at the Hotel Dumont and what does he tell them?
5. Why are Hodge and the Lightwoods punished and what are their punishments?
6. What does Clary ask of Simon and how does she pressure him to agree to her request?
7. How do Clary and Jace get to the Silent City and what is the Silent City?
8. Why does Clary think Jocelyn put the Mortal Cup in the tarot deck?
9. What happens to Clary when she goes before the Silent Council?
10. What happens when Clary and Jace return to the Institute?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are a number of interesting questions raised by "City of Bones". Questions that Clare most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:
1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?
2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Clare's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Clare's probable agenda concerning that idea.
2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?
3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?
4. Research the life of Clare and see if/where her life may have influenced her writing.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss one of the following:
1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in "City of Bones". Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?
2. Trace and analyze the theme of courage in "City of Bones". Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why?
3. Trace and analyze the theme of death in "City of Bones". Consider the death of Mike as an random act of nature and the death of Luis as the result of conscious violence. Consider also in your answer the death of innocence in Rick from the beginning of the book to the end.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss one of the following:
1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in "City of Bones".
2. Trace and analyze one major theme of this story. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?
3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of "City of Bones". How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?
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