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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 long ago did Cecily come to the London Institute, according to the narrator in Chapter 7: “Dare to Wish”?
(a) 8 weeks ago.
(b) 2 years ago.
(c) 7 months ago.
(d) 3 weeks ago.

2. What color dress is Aloysius Starkweather’s granddaughter wearing in the novel’s Prologue?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

3. Gabriel tells his brother Gideon in Chapter 1: “A Dreadful Row” that their father has contracted what illness?
(a) Mundane influenza.
(b) Demon pox.
(c) Vampiric cancer.
(d) Mundane epilepsy.

4. The poem “Carrion Comfort” that is cited in the opening of Chapter 3: “To the Last Hour” was written by what English poet?
(a) Edgar Allen Poe.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Gerard Manley Hopkins.
(d) Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

5. What are the names of the two horses that Will finds in the stalls at the London Institute when he departs to go after Tessa in Chapter 11: “Fearful of the Night”?
(a) Tatiana and Yanluo.
(b) Balios and Xanthos.
(c) Arthenon and Balderas.
(d) Balios and Excalibur.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color hair are Will and his sister said to have in the novel?

2. 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?

3. What is the name of Will Herondale’s sister with whom he speaks in Chapter 1: “A Dreadful Row”?

4. Chapter 8: “That Fire of Fire” opens with an excerpt from the epic poem “Tamerlane.” Who is the author of this poem?

5. What horse has Will taken with him from the London Institute in Chapter 12: “Ghosts on the Road”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Tessa in the ending of Chapter 12: “Ghosts on the Road”?

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

3. Where is Tessa being taken in Chapter 12: “Ghosts on the Road”? Why?

4. What literary allusions are prominent in Chapter 8: “That Fire of Fire”?

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

6. What character is introduced to Will Herondale in the novel’s Prologue? How does this meeting go?

7. What is “yin fen,” and why does Jem Carstairs use this medicine in Clockwork Princess?

8. Who is Jessamine Lovelace? What is her role in Clockwork Princess?

9. What happens when the Shadowhunter marks are placed on Aloysius Starkweather’s granddaughter in the Prologue?

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

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