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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jem ask Charlotte to bring him when she comes into his room as Sophie leaves in Chapter 13: “The Mind Has Mountains”?
(a) His piano.
(b) His harp.
(c) His cello.
(d) His violin.

2. What is the name of Gabriel and Gideon Lightwood’s father in the novel?
(a) James Lightwood.
(b) Abel Lightwood.
(c) Abraham Lightwood.
(d) Benedict Lightwood.

3. Whose carriage is described drawn up by the steps of Lightwood House when Tessa and the others arrive in Chapter 2: “The Conqueror Worm”?
(a) Mortmain's.
(b) Tatiana Blackthorn’s.
(c) Josiah Wayland's.
(d) Aloysius Starkweather’s.

4. What word from Chapter 6: “Let Darkness” refers to a dish consisting of cooked, flaked fish, boiled rice, parsley, hard-boiled eggs, curry powder, and butter or cream?
(a) Posset.
(b) Kedgeree.
(c) Parabatai.
(d) Enkeli.

5. What word in the novel is used to describe a secretive demon-hunting race of humans born with angelic blood that has survived for over a thousand years?
(a) Mudanes.
(b) Ifrits.
(c) Shadowhunters.
(d) Vampires.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the term used in the novel to refer to beings that are said to be part human and part demon, or the demonic counterpart of Shadowhunters, who are part human and part Angel?

2. What musical instrument does Jem play for Tessa in Chapter 8: “That Fire of Fire”?

3. From what Shakespearean play is the title of Chapter 15: “Stars, Hide Your Fires” derived?

4. By what name does Tessa call the black-cloaked automaton that corners her during the battle in the beginning of Chapter 9: “Graven in Metal”?

5. Who is the author of “Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady,” which is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 12: “Ghosts on the Road”?

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