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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. What is Alastair reading in Chapter 14?

2. Who stabs the Mandikhor while the others are killing the Khora in Chapter 16?

3. In Chapter 14, where at the Institute does Lucie try to speak to Jesse?

4. How long has it been since anyone has seen Belphegor in Chapter 16?

5. Who escorts Tatiana to Chiswick House in the Epilogue?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what does Jesse tell Lucie that he thinks is going on and what can be done about it?

2. In Chapter 20, how do James and Cordelia stop Belial?

3. In Chapter 22, what does James do after Cordelia absolves him of any blame for the fire at Blackthorn Manor?

4. Why does Matthew think he is cut off from the world forever?

5. What does Alastair tell Cordelia about going to the Academy in "Days Past: Cirenworth Hall, 1898"?

6. In Chapter 17, what theories are there for how Cordelia got out of the river?

7. Why does Grace visit James in Chapter 21?

8. What plan does Christopher need in Chapter 18, and why is it forbidden to grow it?

9. What happens when James and the others go to the infirmary in the Silent City?

10. How does Sona greet James when he walks Cordelia home in Chapter 14, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Loyalty is an important theme in the novel. How do the beliefs of the Shadowhunters rely upon loyalty? What does loyalty mean to Shadowhunters? What expectations do Shadowhunters have regarding loyalty? How do characters demonstrate that loyalty in the book? How is the theme of loyalty used to demonstrate the role of loyalty?

Essay Topic 2

Allusions are figures of speech used when an author mentions a person, place, or thing, but does not provide background information about the person, place, or thing. What are some allusions that the author uses in the book? Is research required to understand the allusions the author makes? Does the use of allusions make understanding of what is happening difficult?

Essay Topic 3

Prejudice is usually a negative feeling about a person or group based upon their values, sex, gender, beliefs, or other qualities. How are Shadowhunters prejudiced against Downworlders? Are Downworlders also prejudiced against Shadowhunters? How do their feelings of prejudice influence how they treat one another and feel about one another? What conflicts are caused by prejudice?

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