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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 greets Clary when she arrives at Simon's house in the Epilogue?

2. What is Magnus's last name?

3. What is the title of Chapter 16?

4. What does Clary create a rune for in Chapter 14?

5. What has changed about Simon's condition in the Epilogue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What exchange takes place between Clary and Valentine in Chapter 19?

2. What does Clary consider about Simon's appearance in Chapter 13?

3. What exchange takes place between Jace and the Inquisitor in Chapter 15?

4. What do Clary and Jace discuss in the Epilogue?

5. From what narrative point of view is the story related in City of Ashes?

6. What type of rune does Clary draw in Chapter 14? Who does she draw the rune on?

7. What exchange takes place between Clary and Luke in the Epilogue?

8. What exchange takes place between Valentine and the Inquisitor in Chapter 17?

9. What exchange takes place between Jace and Raphael in Chapter 13? What does this exchange signify?

10. What happens when Jace boards the ship in Chapter 19?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Clary's relationship with her mother and father in the novel. Who is Clary's father? When was this fact revealed to her? Who raised Clary? When was Clary's mother hospitalized and how has her absence affected Clary?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Clary's relationship with Simon in City of Ashes. How does their relationship evolve in the course of the narrative? What causes the changes in their relationship? Do you think that Simon is a likable character? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the plot structure of City of Ashes. Where in the narrative do the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement occur? How would you compare the structure of this novel with others you have read in class? Did you feel that the ending of the novel was a happy one? Why or why not?

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