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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. What are the names of Cecily’s parents to whom she writes in Chapter 17: “Only Noble to be Good”?
(a) Benedict and Sarah Herondale.
(b) Matthew and Christina Herondale.
(c) Andrew and Samantha Herondale.
(d) Edmund and Linette Herondale.

2. Who is the author of “In Nunhead Cemetery,” the poem that is cited in the opening of Chapter 19: “To Lie and Burn”?
(a) Sarah Williams.
(b) Charlotte Mew.
(c) Lord Byron.
(d) Alexander Pope.

3. Who is the author of the poem “Lady Clara Vere de Vere,” which is cited in the opening of Chapter 17: “Only Noble to be Good”?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) Edgar Allan Poe.
(c) Percy Bysshe Shelley.
(d) Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

4. What saves Tessa in her fall in the beginning of Chapter 13: “The Mind Has Mountains”?
(a) A vampire bat.
(b) Her clockwork angel.
(c) A golden eagle.
(d) A rope lowered from a helicopter.

5. Where does Tessa have a scar from where she burned herself the day she told Will she was engaged to Jem, according to the narrator in Chapter 18: “For This Alone”?
(a) Her left hand.
(b) Her right temple.
(c) Her left ankle.
(d) Her right hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where at the London Institute does Gabriel find Cecily and kiss her in Chapter 22: “Thunder in the Trumpet”?

2. When Tessa transforms into the angel in Chapter 21: “Burning Gold,” she grows until she towers over Mortmain at how many feet tall?

3. Mortmain’s eyes are described as being what color in Chapter 16: “The Clockwork Princess”?

4. From what Shakespearean play is the title of Chapter 15: “Stars, Hide Your Fires” derived?

5. What is the herbal concoction that Jem gives to Tessa in Chapter 23: “Than Any Evil”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What physical conflict takes place in Chapter 14: “Parabatai”?

2. How is Tessa’s life after Will’s death described in Chapter 24: "The Measure of Love"?

3. What confession does Gabriel Lightwood make in Chapter 17: "Only Noble To Be Good"?

4. What is the outcome for Will and Tessa in Chapter 24: "The Measure of Love"?

5. What are the Shadowhunters admiring in the opening of Chapter 20: "The Infernal Devices"?

6. How does Tessa succeed in destroying Mortmain in Chapter 21: "Burning Gold"?

7. Describe the character of Woolsey Scott. What is Woolsey’s history in The Infernal Devices series?

8. What causes the automatons to become animated in Chapter 20: "The Infernal Devices"?

9. Tessa learns from Mortmain in his chambers his reasons for kidnapping her in Chapter 14: “Parabatai.” What are the reasons?

10. How does Gabriel’s confession in Chapter 17: "Only Noble To Be Good" change the plan of action for the Shadowhunters?

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