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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. How often must the Clave reaffirm the peace accords?

2. Who are the Forsaken?

3. What does Clary do in the storeroom?

4. What do the Forsaken eat?

5. Why does Mrs. Lightwood refuse to teach Isabelle to cook?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Clary notice following the girl and the blue-haired boy and what is disturbing about one of the boys?

2. What does Clary's mom want her to do and how does she respond?

3. Why is Simon at Luke's house and what has he seen?

4. What does the bouncer ask the blue-haired boy and what does the bouncer decide?

5. What does Clary after looking around the room for a minute?

6. What does Clary do when she sees the situation with the girl and the three boys?

7. Who are the Forsaken?

8. What does Hodge explain to Clary about the Mortal Cup and Valentine?

9. What does Hodge tell Clary about the peace accord sixteen years ago?

10. What does Clary encounter when she is searching for her mother and what does she do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters are an important part of what makes the story interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Clary. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Jace. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Simon. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following to discuss:

1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in "City of Bones". Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Clare chooses the symbols he does?

2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the novel. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Clare chooses the metaphors she does?

3. Discuss Clare's use (or lack ) of literary device (such as foreshadowing, cliffhangers, deux ex machina, etc.), and how they add or detract from the story. Does Clare use too many or too little literary techniques? State which of the five major elements of fiction the literary device is related to (style, character, plot, setting, theme.)

Essay Topic 3

"City of Bones" belongs to the fantasy genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the fantasy genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a fantasy and a historical novel?

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