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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. To where does the portal now open?

2. What is wrong with Alec after the fight?

3. What does Hodge do to Jace?

4. Who is Clary dancing with in her dream?

5. Who does Raphael say he is looking for among the vampires?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hodge explain about the Circle?

2. What happens to Clary when she goes before the Silent Council?

3. Where does Jace get weapons to fight the vampires and what is the relationship between the shadowhunters and various world religions?

4. What scene demonstrates Isabelle's dubious cooking abilities?

5. Who do Jace and Clary encounter near the dumpsters at the Hotel Dumont and what does he tell them?

6. What happens to Raphael when they are searching the inside of the Hotel and where do they find him?

7. What does Dorothea say about Valentine and what does she reveal behind the portal curtain?

8. What does Brother Jeremiah learn when he examines Clary and what does he suggest?

9. What happens when Clary and Jace return to the Institute?

10. What does Hodge say about Valentine's personality and plan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in "City of Bones"? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in "City of Bones" including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from the text to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast the characters of Clary and Isabelle. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples.

2. Compare/contrast the characters of Jace and Simon. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in "City of Bones" help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.

Essay Topic 3

Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of "City of Bones" and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why this book is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?

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