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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 kind of demon has stung Maia in Chapter 12?

2. Where does Jace say the Inquisitor locked him up in Chapter 16?

3. What did the Inquisitor hope to trade Jace to Valentine for in Chapter 17?

4. What is the title of Chapter 18?

5. What television show has Clary spent the week watching while she's been sick in the Epilogue?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Clary manage to destroy Valentine's ship in Chapter 19?

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

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

4. How does Maia respond when she realizes that Simon is a vampire in Chapter 12?

5. What happens after Magnus arrives at Luke's house in Chapter 12?

6. Where does Maia go in Chapter 15? Whom does she encounter?

7. What exchange takes place between Valentine and Jace in Chapter 13?

8. What do Clary and Luke discover when they arrive at Simon's home in Chapter 16?

9. When does the Inquisitor arrive on Valentine's ship in Chapter 18? What does she do upon arriving?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Downworlders in City of Angels. What creatures are considered Downworlders and what is their relationship to Mundanes and to Shadowhunters? What are the objectives and the strengths and weaknesses of Downworlders?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Luke in the novel. How does Clary know Luke? What is Luke's relationship with Jocelyn? What is Luke's history with the Clave and the werewolf society?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of coming of age in City of Ashes. How can the characters in the novel be seen as metaphors for contemporary teenage society? What are the struggles that the characters face as they grow older and wiser? How does the author develop this theme through symbolism?

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