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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 old was Jessamine when she first came to the London Institute?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

2. Who does the Consul say in Chapter 6: “Let Darkness” “was one of the strictest men I’ve known, and though he ran the Institute according to the Law, it was a cold, unwelcoming place”?
(a) Benedict Lightwood.
(b) Woosley Scott.
(c) Granville Fairchild.
(d) Victor Whitelaw.

3. What word does Cecily say means “lake” in Welsh in Chapter 10: “Like Water upon Sand”?
(a) Loch.
(b) Kil.
(c) Ross.
(d) Llyn.

4. The folk rhyme that opens Chapter 1: “A Dreadful Row” begins with the line “Marry on Monday for” what?
(a) “Loss.”
(b) “Children.”
(c) “Love.”
(d) “Health.”

5. The letter to the Consul from Gabriel and Gideon which opens Chapter 7: “Dare to Wish” relates that the amount of money Charlotte Branwell spends on what items “rivals the annual income of a large estate or small country”?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Coats.
(c) Hats.
(d) Gloves.

Short Answer Questions

1. The letter from the Consul that opens Chapter 6: “Let Darkness” says that the writer feels like what mythological prophetess?

2. Gabriel tells Cecily that Will once injured him how, in Chapter 10: “Like Water upon Sand”?

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

4. Where is the location of Cecily and Will Herondale’s parents’ home?

5. What is the name of the carriage driver of the London Institute?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Aloysius Starkweather’s history in The Infernal Devices trilogy?

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

5. Why does Consul Wayland insist on taking the Lightwood brothers with him to the Silent City in Chapter 6: “Let Darkness”?

6. What confrontation takes place between Jem and Will in Chapter 11: “Fearful of the Night” What revelation is revealed?

7. What is referred to by the term “automatons” in Clockwork Princess?

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

9. Where is Will Herondale located in the opening of Chapter 12: “Ghosts on the Road”?

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

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