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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. The letter to the Consul at the end of Chapter 5: “A Heart Divided” is from what Inquisitor?
(a) Aloysius Starkweather.
(b) Gideon Lightwood.
(c) Woosley Scott.
(d) Victor Whitelaw.

2. Whom has Will summoned to the Institute to talk to about Jem’s condition and his futility to save him in Chapter 10: “Like Water upon Sand”?
(a) Magnus Bane.
(b) Henry Branwell.
(c) Mortmain.
(d) Josiah Wayland.

3. Gabriel claims in Chapter 6: “Let Darkness” to have killed the worm by putting an arrow through it where?
(a) Its tail.
(b) Its torso.
(c) Its heart.
(d) Its eye.

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

5. What musical instrument does Jem play for Tessa in Chapter 8: “That Fire of Fire”?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Violin.
(c) Harp.
(d) Piano.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word used in the novel refers to a pair of Nephilim warriors who fight together and are closer than siblings, regardless of their gender?

2. What does the figure in the carriage tell Tessa she was drugged with in Chapter 11: “Fearful of the Night”?

3. What is the name of Gabriel and Gideon Lightwood’s father in the novel?

4. 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”?

5. The poem “In Memoriam A.H.H.” which is cited in the opening of Chapter 6: “Let Darkness” was written by whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Aloysius Starkweather’s history in The Infernal Devices trilogy?

2. What confrontation takes place between Jem and Will in Chapter 11: “Fearful of the Night” What revelation is revealed?

3. How is the character of Victor Whitelaw described in the narrative? What is his position?

4. What is the first setting described in the Prologue to Clockwork Princess? How is the setting described?

5. What is the second setting described in the novel’s Prologue? How is this setting described?

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

7. Where does Cecily Herondale tell Will she believes Mortmain is in hiding in Chapter 10: “Like Water upon Sand”? What has led to this conclusion?

8. What character is introduced to Will Herondale in the novel’s Prologue? How does this meeting go?

9. Where does Consul Wayland actually take Gideon and Gabriel Lightwood in Chapter 6: “Let Darkness”? Why?

10. What is referred to by the term “automatons” in Clockwork Princess?

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