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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 altered Clary's memories and Sight when she was a child?

2. What is the title of 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 18?

5. What kind of demons are attacking Luke when Clary and the others find him in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Jace, Clary, and Luke manage to get on Valentine's ship in Chapter 17?

4. When does the Inquisitor arrive on Valentine's ship in Chapter 18? What does she do upon arriving?

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

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

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

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

9. What is discovered about Clary's rune in Chapter 14?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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