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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jocelyn hide the Mortal Cup?

2. How often may the Lightwoods return to Idris?

3. What happens when the wolf grabs Clary's leg?

4. What does Clary do when Dorothea reaches for the cup?

5. Who does Raphael say he is looking for among the vampires?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clary ask of Simon and how does she pressure him to agree to her request?

2. What does Dorothea do as Clary is holding the Mortal Cup and how does Clary respond?

3. What happens to Raphael when they are searching the inside of the Hotel and where do they find him?

4. Where does Jace get weapons to fight the vampires and what is the relationship between the shadowhunters and various world religions?

5. What do Jace and Clary find initially when they arrive at Hotel Dumont and look for an entrance into the building?

6. Why are Hodge and the Lightwoods punished and what are their punishments?

7. Describe the fight with Abbadon.

8. What does Hodge say about Valentine's personality and plan?

9. What happens to Clary when she goes before the Silent Council?

10. What happens when Jace lets go of Raphael and who comes to Jace and Clary's rescue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?

2. Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as "City of Bones" help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading "City of Bones"? Why or why not.

3. Choose one specific incident in the book to discuss and compare one of the characters' response to how you think you would respond.

Essay Topic 2

Jace is in some ways a larger-than-life hero. Despite incredible odds, he usually comes out on top, in "City of Bones" and in the others in the series. Discuss the following:

1. Does having a larger-than-life hero make that person less of a hero? In other words, which is more admirable--a hero who ultimately always "lands on his feet," or one who strives against impossible odds and doesn't succeed?

2. Does a character have to be successful in order to be a hero? Explain your answer.

3. Choose one other character besides Harry who you might call a hero/heroine and explain why you choose that person.

4. Does every work of fiction have to have a hero? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

This is the story of Clary, a mundane human girl who soon discovers that she is not who she thought she was. She is the daughter of two shadowhunters, one exiled by choice, and the other for crimes against the Clave. Her adventures take her from being a normal teenage girl to a demon-slaying heroine without ever having to leave New York City. She meets Jace, a boy that appears to be a brother she never knew she had, and she rescues her mother who is still in a coma at the end of the book. Jace, who has never met Clary's mother, who is supposed to be his mother also, does not react in a positive manner to finding out his past. Jace wants nothing to do with Jocelyn. He knows that she is his mother, but he has never met her and does not want to go to the hospital with Clary.

1. Discuss, in depth, the changes that have occurred in Clary's life since meeting Jace. Use examples from "City of Bones" and your own life to support your answer.

2. Discuss how Clary feels about finding out her whole life with her mother was a lie. How do you think finding out so many secrets about her life affects her? Use examples from "City of Bones" to support your answer.

3. Why do you think Jace reacts the way he does towards Jocelyn? What do you think he needs to do to accept all the new information about himself he has been told? Use examples from "City of Bones" and your own life to support your answer.

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