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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 16?

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

3. What is Luke said to be doing when Jace and the others arrive to tend to Maia in Chapter 12?

4. Who does Jace say they need to help them get onto Valentine's boat in Chapter 17?

5. What has Luke transformed into as he and Jace fight the demons on the ship in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What exchange takes place between Jace and the Inquisitor in Chapter 15?

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

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

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

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

Describe a Shadowhunter. How are these individuals recognized? What is the objective of the Clave and Shadowhunter society? How do Shadowhunters relate to the other creatures in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the narrative style of City of Ashes. Is the story related from the present or past tense? Is the narrator of the story involved in the action? Is the narrator's perspective omniscient or limited? How do each of these choices influence you as a reader? How would the narrative change from a different point of view?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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