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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 the title of Chapter 11?

2. What is the title of Chapter 9?

3. Whom does Jace say ordered for him to be held in the cell in Chapter 5?

4. Who is explaining anime to Clary in Chapter 1?

5. What has Luke left for Clary to eat for breakfast in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clary relate to her mother in Chapter 11? Who overhears her?

2. What conversation takes place between Jace and Valentine in Chapter 5?

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

4. What is "Glamour" in the narrative, and how does it apply at the Institute?

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

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

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

8. How does Clary assist in freeing Jace from prison in Chapter 6?

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

10. What happened to the former allies of Valentine after they'd attempted to overthrow the Clave?

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 and discuss the family members of the Lightwood family. How many siblings are in this family? Who is the matriarch of the family? Who is the patriarch? Are these characters likable? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of love and romance in City of Ashes. What characters in the novel are romantically linked? What challenges do these relationships face in the course of the story? How are these themes developed through imagery, symbolism, and setting?

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