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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many miles north of London is Will said to be in the opening of Chapter 12: “Ghosts on the Road”?
(a) 50.
(b) 200.
(c) 10.
(d) 30.

2. The poem “Laus Veneris” that opens Chapter 5: “A Heart Divided” was written by whom?
(a) Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
(b) Algernon Charles Swinburne.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) Algernon Charles Swinburne.

3. Of the horses driving the second carriage that arrives behind Jessamine’s, Tessa notes in Chapter 8: “That Fire of Fire,” “their bodies gleamed not like the pelts of animals but like” what?
(a) “Metal.”
(b) “Plastic.”
(c) “Water.”
(d) “Silk.”

4. What book is Tessa said to be halfway through reading “and finding it an excellent distraction” in Chapter 8: “That Fire of Fire”?
(a) The Castle of Otranto.
(b) A Tale of Two Cities.
(c) A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
(d) A Midwinter's Tale.

5. What is the name of the carriage driver of the London Institute?
(a) Woosley Scott.
(b) Aloysius Starkweather.
(c) Victor Whitelaw.
(d) Cyril Tanner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day is described as “no luck at all” for marrying in the folk rhyme that opens Chapter 1: “A Dreadful Row”?

2. What estate does Cecily say Mortmain gave to her father when they lost their home near Dolgellau in Chapter 10: “Like Water upon Sand”?

3. Who is the author of “The Old Astronomer,” which is cited in the opening of Chapter 11: “Fearful of the Night”?

4. What does Jem do with the medicine and the letter when he argues with Tessa in Chapter 7: “Dare to Wish”?

5. What is the name of the horse that Will had grown up riding and had to sell in Staffordshire because he didn’t have money for toll roads, according to the narrator in Chapter 12: “Ghosts on the Road”?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Consul Wayland actually take Gideon and Gabriel Lightwood in Chapter 6: “Let Darkness”? Why?

2. Who are the Silent Brothers and what is their role within Shadowhunter society?

3. What is revealed of Mrs. Black’s appearance in Chapter 12: “Ghosts on the Road”?

4. How is the setting of Chapter 1: “A Dreadful Row” described? During what time period is this chapter set?

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

6. How is the character of Victor Whitelaw described in the narrative? What is his position?

7. What is the first setting described in the Prologue to Clockwork Princess? How is the setting described?

8. What item does Will find on his journey that leads him to believe he is on the right track in Chapter 12: “Ghosts on the Road”?

9. How are “Shadowhunters” defined in the novel? When and where did they originate?

10. How is the character of Will Herondale described in the novel’s Prologue?

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