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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 does Jasper lead?

2. What does Alice bring Bella?

3. To what does Edward agree?

4. What does Edward do to Victoria?

5. Who arrives at the Cullen residence as Bella is searching for Edward?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Alice and Bella keep from Edward, and what is his response when they finally tell him?

2. Upon what does Bella insist when it's time for training and what is Edward's response?

3. What does Jasper say about the first few years of being a vampire?

4. What does Edward say about Bella becoming a vampire?

5. What makes Bella insecure about the idea of turning into a vampire?

6. Why does Jacob have to warm Bella instead of Edward?

7. What does Jacob do after Bella cuts herself and what does he argue with Bella about?

8. What do Bella and Edward discuss concerning the killing spree in Seattle?

9. Why do Jacob and Edward almost come to blows?

10. What does Jacob give Bella?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eclipse belongs to the fantasy genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the fantasy genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a fantasy and a historical novel mystery?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The book ends with plans for a wedding. This gives the reader an idea of what will happen in the next installment of the series. The reader can anticipate the struggles the young couple will face in their decision to marry so young as well as some of the dangers that might lurk for them. Bella tries to exist in a world she does not fully understand with rules that do not allow for her to survive with so much knowledge of that world.

1. Discuss some of the struggles Bella and Edward might experience with Edward having been a vampire for so long and Bella will be new to that form of life. Use examples from Eclipse and your own life to support your answer.

2. Discuss some of the struggles that Bella and Edward might experience due to the difference in their age and experience of the world. Use examples from Eclipse and your own life to support your answer.

3. Do you think Bella should wait a few years to become a vampire so that she is older and, hopefully wiser and more experienced when she makes such a decision? Why or why not? Use examples from Eclipse and your own life to support your answer.

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