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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. In the letter that opens Chapter 5: “A Heart Divided,” it is said that Charlotte Branwell has given orders to have what spy recalled to the Institute upon her release from the Silent City?
(a) Adele Starkweather.
(b) Tatiana Blackthorn.
(c) Tessa Gray.
(d) Jessamine Lovelace.

2. How old are Tessa and Jem as they are about to wed in Chapter 1: “A Dreadful Row”?
(a) 18 and 19.
(b) 17 and 18.
(c) 16 and 17.
(d) 15 and 16.

3. Will says to Cecily in Chapter 10: “Like Water upon Sand” that he came to the London Institute on what day when he was twelve?
(a) September 14.
(b) November 10.
(c) November 21.
(d) December 8.

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

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

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 does Jem give to Will to sell for money for his drugs in Chapter 4: “To Be Wise and Love”?

3. What is the name of the seamstress working on Tessa’s wedding dress in Chapter 1: “A Dreadful Row”?

4. What is the name of the medicine that Jem is in need of in Chapter 3: “To the Last Hour”?

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”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the second setting described in the novel’s Prologue? How is this setting described?

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

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

6. Where does Cecily Herondale tell Will she believes Mortmain is in hiding in Chapter 10: “Like Water upon Sand”? What has led to this conclusion?

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

8. How is the character of Jem Carstairs described in the novel’s Prologue?

9. What events take place when Jessamine’s carriage arrives at the London Institute in Chapter 9: “Graven in Metal”?

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

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