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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 the author of the quote that opens Part Three of the novel?

2. What is the book that all runes are said to come from in Chapter 14?

3. Where has Jace become injured while fighting the demons on the ship in Chapter 18?

4. What is in the box that Alec brings over in Chapter 14?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Jace reach Valentine's ship in Chapter 13? What does he encounter when he reaches the ship?

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

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

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

7. Where are Clary, Luke, and Jace going in Chapter 17? Why?

8. Whom does Clary encounter at the hospital in the Epilogue? What does this character reveal?

9. What exchange takes place between Isabelle and Jace 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 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?

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 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?

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