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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jem returns, bloody and injured after chasing the carriage with Tessa, he tells the other Shadowhunters that he lost them near where in Chapter 9: “Graven in Metal”?
(a) The Thames.
(b) Chriswick.
(c) Temple Bar.
(d) The Ganges.

2. Who walks in on Gabriel and Gideon while they are looking through Charlotte’s correspondence in Chapter 8: “That Fire of Fire”?
(a) Sophie Collins.
(b) Charlotte Branwell.
(c) Tatiana Blackthorn.
(d) Tessa Gray.

3. What gemstone is described in the necklace that Will has given Cecily before departing the London Institute in Chapter 12: “Ghosts on the Road”?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Emerald.
(c) Garnet.
(d) Sapphire.

4. What does Jem do with the medicine and the letter when he argues with Tessa in Chapter 7: “Dare to Wish”?
(a) He throws them into the river.
(b) He throws them into the fireplace.
(c) He stomps on them.
(d) He swallows both of them.

5. Will stands overlooking the placid countryside of what location in the opening of Chapter 12: “Ghosts on the Road”?
(a) Cair Paravel.
(b) Chiswick.
(c) Bedfordshire.
(d) York.

6. When Will departs the unconscious and dying Jem in Chapter 10: “Like Water upon Sand,” he says “Atque in pepetuum, frater, ave atque vale.” What does this Latin phrase translate to in English?
(a) “Loyalty forever, and nobility for all time.”
(b) “Brothers in arms, brothers in souls.”
(c) “May the wind be always at your back, fair brother.”
(d) “Forever and ever, my brother, hail and farewell.”

7. What does the figure in the carriage tell Tessa she was drugged with in Chapter 11: “Fearful of the Night”?
(a) Yin fen.
(b) Eremiel.
(c) Posset.
(d) Chloroform.

8. What horse has Will taken with him from the London Institute in Chapter 12: “Ghosts on the Road”?
(a) Balios.
(b) Xanthios.
(c) Arthenon.
(d) Lucinda.

9. The letter from the Consul that opens Chapter 6: “Let Darkness” says that the writer feels like what mythological prophetess?
(a) Daphne.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Athena.
(d) Hecuba.

10. What is the name of Gabriel and Gideon Lightwood’s father in the novel?
(a) Benedict Lightwood.
(b) James Lightwood.
(c) Abel Lightwood.
(d) Abraham Lightwood.

11. What word does Cecily say means “lake” in Welsh in Chapter 10: “Like Water upon Sand”?
(a) Loch.
(b) Kil.
(c) Llyn.
(d) Ross.

12. What are the names of the two horses that Will finds in the stalls at the London Institute when he departs to go after Tessa in Chapter 11: “Fearful of the Night”?
(a) Balios and Excalibur.
(b) Balios and Xanthos.
(c) Arthenon and Balderas.
(d) Tatiana and Yanluo.

13. What word from the novel refers to the most basic variation of healing rune used by Shadowhunters?
(a) Enkeli.
(b) Yanluo.
(c) Eremiel.
(d) Iratze.

14. What book is Tessa said to be halfway through reading “and finding it an excellent distraction” in Chapter 8: “That Fire of Fire”?
(a) A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
(b) The Castle of Otranto.
(c) A Tale of Two Cities.
(d) A Midwinter's Tale.

15. The folk rhyme that opens Chapter 1: “A Dreadful Row” begins with the line “Marry on Monday for” what?
(a) “Children.”
(b) “Loss.”
(c) “Love.”
(d) “Health.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jessamine say Mortmain is as she dies in Chapter 9: “Graven in Metal”?

2. The note that is sent to Tessa’s room says for Tessa to meet the author in what room of the Institute in Chapter 8: “That Fire of Fire”?

3. Who does Jem say is downstairs “making the most dreadful row” in Chapter 1: “A Dreadful Row”?

4. What is the Welsh name for the “Hounds of the Underworld” described in Chapter 10: “Like Water upon Sand”?

5. The poem “Laus Veneris” that opens Chapter 5: “A Heart Divided” was written by whom?

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