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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) “Forever and ever, my brother, hail and farewell.”
(b) “Loyalty forever, and nobility for all time.”
(c) “May the wind be always at your back, fair brother.”
(d) “Brothers in arms, brothers in souls.”

2. Where does Cecily spend the bulk of her time at the London Institute, according to the narrator in Chapter 7: “Dare to Wish”?
(a) The estate gardens.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The training room.
(d) Her bedroom.

3. What estate does Cecily say Mortmain gave to her father when they lost their home near Dolgellau in Chapter 10: “Like Water upon Sand”?
(a) Ravenscar Manor.
(b) Wolfbane Manor.
(c) Arelium Manor.
(d) Agar Manor.

4. Who is the author of “Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady,” which is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 12: “Ghosts on the Road”?
(a) John Milton.
(b) Percy Bysshe Shelley.
(c) Alexander Pope.
(d) Sarah Williams.

5. What is the name of the carriage driver of the London Institute?
(a) Aloysius Starkweather.
(b) Cyril Tanner.
(c) Woosley Scott.
(d) Victor Whitelaw.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book is Tessa said to be halfway through reading “and finding it an excellent distraction” in Chapter 8: “That Fire of Fire”?

2. What is the name of the seamstress working on Tessa’s wedding dress in Chapter 1: “A Dreadful Row”?

3. In the letter from Gideon and Gabriel to the Consul in Chapter 8: “That Fire of Fire,” it is stated that Mrs. Branwell is “in almost daily communications with” what great-uncle of hers?

4. What gemstone is described in the necklace that Will has given Cecily before departing the London Institute in Chapter 12: “Ghosts on the Road”?

5. Will tells Cecily in Chapter 11: “Fearful of the Night,” “If I had not been a Shadowhunter, I would have had a future” where?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the character of Will Herondale described in the novel’s Prologue?

2. How is the setting of Chapter 1: “A Dreadful Row” described? During what time period is this chapter set?

3. What happens to Tessa in the ending of Chapter 12: “Ghosts on the Road”?

4. Where is Tessa being taken in Chapter 12: “Ghosts on the Road”? Why?

5. What is “yin fen,” and why does Jem Carstairs use this medicine in Clockwork Princess?

6. Describe Josiah Wayland’s history in The Infernal Devices series. What is Josiah’s position in the novel?

7. What item does Will find on his journey that leads him to believe he is on the right track in Chapter 12: “Ghosts on the Road”?

8. What literary allusions are prominent in Chapter 8: “That Fire of Fire”?

9. What events take place when Jessamine’s carriage arrives at the London Institute in Chapter 9: “Graven in Metal”?

10. What happens when the Shadowhunter marks are placed on Aloysius Starkweather’s granddaughter in the Prologue?

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