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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. Where does Jace tell Alec to have Magnus meet up with them in Chapter 16?

2. Whom does Jace say helped him escape from the Inquisitory in Chapter 16?

3. Where is Simon when Clary arrives at his house in the Epilogue?

4. What is the single text message still visible on Simon's phone in Chapter 16?

5. Where does Clary go after departing from Jace in the Epilogue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clary discover once she's on Valentine's ship in Chapter 18?

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

3. What does Simon discover when he awakens in Chapter 16? Where is Simon?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does the Inquisitor save Jace's life in Chapter 18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Clary and Jace in the novel. For how long have Clary and Jace known one another? Why does their relationship cause inner conflict for both characters? How would you feel in this situation?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the settings in City of Ashes. Where do Clary and the other main characters live? How do they travel around their environment? What imagery does the author employ in describing the settings in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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