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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. When Will awakens after having fled the inn following his battle and the discovery of Jem’s death in Chapter 15: “Stars, Hide Your Fires,” he is “on the rise of a green hill, just out of sight of” what road?

2. Which of his siblings does Gabriel refer to as “a useless fool” when he speaks with Charlotte in the beginning of Chapter 17: “Only Noble to be Good”?

3. Aloysius Starkweather tells Charlotte in Chapter 15: “Stars, Hide Your Fires,” “In her infancy my granddaughter was replaced with a kidnapped human child, a sickly creature who died when the Marks were applied, because she was not” what?

4. The angel that appears when Tessa throws down her clockwork angel tells her that his name was what before he was imprisoned in the object, in Chapter 18: “For This Alone”?

5. Who is the author of the novel Jane Eyre that is alluded to in Chapter 14: “Parabatai”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What events led Mortmain to kidnap Aloysius Starkweather’s granddaughter?

2. How is Tessa’s condition described in Chapter 22: "Thunder in the Trumpet"? What does Will suggest will help her?

3. Tessa learns from Mortmain in his chambers his reasons for kidnapping her in Chapter 14: “Parabatai.” What are the reasons?

4. What takes place during the Council Meeting in Chapter 20: "The Infernal Devices"?

5. What is the outcome for Will and Tessa in Chapter 24: "The Measure of Love"?

6. How does Will find Tessa in Chapter 19: "To Lie and Burn"? What happens between them in this chapter?

7. What physical conflict takes place in Chapter 14: “Parabatai”?

8. How are Tessa and Will awoken in Chapter 20: "The Infernal Devices"? Who greets them?

9. Describe the character of Woolsey Scott. What is Woolsey’s history in The Infernal Devices series?

10. When and where is the Epilogue set? What does Tessa learn in this chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Loyalty and Betrayal

a. Discuss the theme of loyalty as seen in Clockwork Princess. Which characters in the story embody this theme the most? Who embody it the least?

b. Discuss the different betrayals that take place in the course of the story. How is betrayal dealt with?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the characters of Jem Carstairs and Will Herondale in Clockwork Princess. How old are the parabatai in the novel (excluding the Prologue)? When did they become parabatai? What is the status of Jem’s illness in the beginning of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the history of Aloysius Starkweather in The Infernal Devices series. What is Aloysius's history with Granville Fairchild? Who is Aloysius's granddaughter? What truth is later revealed about Aloysius's granddaughter?

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