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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. Who is sleeping on the red couch in the foyer to the Institute in the beginning of Chapter 9?

2. What is the last name that Maryse calls Lucian in Chapter 3?

3. Where is Jace being held in Chapter 5?

4. Since what age had Simon been a vegetarian, according to the narrator in Chapter 10?

5. What does Luke claim to be in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clary dream about in the beginning of Chapter 8?

2. Who is Jocelyn and what is the status of her condition in City of Ashes?

3. How is the theme of prejudice addressed in Chapters 10 and 11 of the novel?

4. How would you describe the relationship between Jace and Simon in City of Ashes?

5. Who does Clary encounter when she arrives at Luke's home in Chapter 11? What is discussed?

6. Who is Stephen Herondale and what is his significance in City of Ashes?

7. Why is Luke called after a werewolf has been discovered killed in Chapter 2? Who else arrives, and why?

8. How did Valentine's "faked death" impact Jace and his perceptions of his family?

9. What happens once the Inquisitor faces Jace in Chapter 7?

10. Describe Clary's chldhood. Who raised Clary and what has happened to this character?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Magnus Bane's title? How does Magnus come to the assistance of Clary and her friends? How does Magnus feel about Clary and her friends? What is Magnus's relationship to Alec?

Essay Topic 2

Describe a Shadowhunter. How are these individuals recognized? What is the objective of the Clave and Shadowhunter society? How do Shadowhunters relate to the other creatures in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of family in City of Ashes. How is this theme developed through character, symbolism, imagery, and action in the narrative? How does the meaning of family change for the characters in the course of the novel?

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