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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. What does Charlie try to do?

2. What does Edward give Alice a Porsche?

3. What is one thing Bella and Jacob discuss?

4. What does Charlie tell Bella about her activities?

5. What does Bella want to do without her family's knowledge?

Short Essay Questions

1. What irritates Jacob when he is over at Bella's house?

2. What does Bella discover when she returns home from the Cullens the next morning and what does Edward think?

3. What is the story of Taha Aki?

4. What is the main point made in the preface?

5. Where do Bella and Jacob go and what do they discuss?

6. What does Old Quil say about the first vampires?

7. Describe the discussion between Bella and Jacob when they return to the beach.

8. Why does Bella decide not to visit Jacob?

9. Describe the discussion that happens in the Cullen household when Edward takes Bella there after he has inspected her house.

10. What college has Bella just been accepted to and what does Bella see the purpose of college is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in Eclipse? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in Eclipse including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from Eclipse and your own life to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the book more interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Stephenie Meyer.

2. What in Meyer's background may have helped him in writing Eclipse? What may have influenced the way he depicts various characters and scenes?

3. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples.

Essay Topic 3

There are a number of interesting questions raised by Eclipse. Questions that Meyer most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:

1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?

2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of Meyer's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Meyer' probable agenda concerning that idea.

2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?

3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?

4. Research the life of Meyer and see if/where his life may have influenced his writing.

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