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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 Chapter 17?

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

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

4. How old does Luke say he'll let Clary start dating in the Epilogue?

5. What does Luke say the Clave will do to Jace if they find him guilty in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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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