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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 Part Three of City of Ashes?

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

3. What has Clary been sleeping on when she awakens in the beginning of Chapter 14?

4. What is the title of Chapter 19?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What exchange takes place between Isabelle and Jace in Chapter 16?

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

3. What does Clary surmise about her abilities in Chapter 14?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How is the effectiveness of Clary's rune proven in Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of prejudice in City of Ashes. What are some examples of prejudices between the different factions or species in the narrative? How do these prejudices impact the main characters? How would you relate these prejudices to your own life?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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