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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. While Will reads poetry to Henry in Chapter 22: “Thunder in the Trumpet,” Henry spends his time scribbling down designs for what?

2. Who is in the process of developing a transportation device in Chapter 17: “Only Noble to be Good”?

3. Who is the werewolf that claims to know Will when he enters the inn in Chapter 14: “Parabatai”?

4. Where at the London Institute does Gabriel find Cecily and kiss her in Chapter 22: “Thunder in the Trumpet”?

5. Who is the author of “In Nunhead Cemetery,” the poem that is cited in the opening of Chapter 19: “To Lie and Burn”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What confession does Gabriel Lightwood make in Chapter 17: "Only Noble To Be Good"?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Mortmain explain Tessa’s birth, despite the fact that half-demon, half-Shadowhunters are supposedly stillborn?

7. How does Tessa succeed in destroying Mortmain in Chapter 21: "Burning Gold"?

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

9. Who is John Shade and what is revealed of his past in Chapter 14: “Parabatai”?

10. What does Charlotte say in her letter after Gabriel’s confession in Chapter 17: "Only Noble To Be Good"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of betrayal and family in Clockwork Princess. How do these themes apply to Gabriel and Gideon Lightwood? In what ways is the Clave of Shadowhunters like a “family”? What characters commit betrayals in the course of the novel?

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

Love and Romance

a. Discuss the differences and similarities between male and female sexuality in the novel. Do you feel that the depictions are realistic?

b. Discuss the love triangle between Will Herondale, Tessa Gray, and Jem Carstairs in the novel. How is the tension of this situation resolved in the story?

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