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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. Who is the author of “The Old Astronomer,” which is cited in the opening of Chapter 11: “Fearful of the Night”?
2. What Shakespearean play is cited in the opening of Chapter 4: “To Be Wise and Love”?
3. The poem “Laus Veneris” that opens Chapter 5: “A Heart Divided” was written by whom?
4. How many miles north of London is Will said to be in the opening of Chapter 12: “Ghosts on the Road”?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the history of Charlotte Fairchild in The Infernal Devices trilogy. How did Charlotte come to be head of the London Institute?
2. What is the first setting described in the Prologue to Clockwork Princess? How is the setting described?
3. Describe the first letter sent by Gabriel and Gideon Lightwood to Consul Wayland in Chapter 7: “Dare to Wish.” What information is revealed in the letter?
4. What is referred to by the term “automatons” in Clockwork Princess?
5. What is Aloysius Starkweather’s history in The Infernal Devices trilogy?
6. What character is introduced to Will Herondale in the novel’s Prologue? How does this meeting go?
7. Who are the Silent Brothers and what is their role within Shadowhunter society?
8. What is “yin fen,” and why does Jem Carstairs use this medicine in Clockwork Princess?
9. How are “Shadowhunters” defined in the novel? When and where did they originate?
10. What musical instrument does Jem play for Tessa in Chapter 8: “That Fire of Fire”? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss William Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida and on other examples of literary allusion seen in Chapter 4: “To Be Wise and Love.” What is the plot of Troilus and Cressida? How do the plot and the characters in the play relate to the characters, themes, and plot in Clockwork Princess?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the back-story of Jessamine Lovelace in The Infernal Devices series. Why was Jessamine sent to the Silent City? Why has Charlotte agreed to let her return to the London Institute? How do the other Shadowhunters respond to this news? What happens to Jessamine in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the conversation between Will and Jem in Chapter 11: “Fearful of the Night.” What revelation does Will reveal to his parabatai in this chapter? How does Jem respond? Why does Jem send Will to Cadair Idris in the end of their conversation?
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