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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 causes Bella to NOT hear Edward's voice as much during her motorcycle rides?

2. How does Billy react to Jacob's concern about the La Push gang and his friend?

3. By what time must Bella get to the clock tower in the novel's Preface?

4. Where does Bella see a motorcycle for sale?

5. From whom does Bella buy the motorcycles?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Edward believe happens to a person's soul when he or she becomes a vampire?

2. Why is Chapter 9 called "Third Wheel"?

3. What impression does Bella get about her request of Carlisle to be made a vampire?

4. What kind of feeling is overwhelming Bella in the Preface to _New Moon_?

5. What does Bella notice about Jacob when he takes his shirt off to stop her head wound from bleeding?

6. Why is Carlisle able to control himself around Bella when she is bleeding so heavily from her arm?

7. After her birthday, why does Bella promise herself to stay away from the Cullen family?

8. What makes it possible for Carlisle to be a doctor?

9. What deal does Bella make with Jacob about fixing up the motorcycles?

10. What time period (past, present, or future) does the Preface take place in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is the relationship between Bella and Edward emotionally healthy? Provide at least 3 examples from the text, with direct quotations, to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

List 3 literary devices that Meyer uses to build tension in _New Moon_. Use at least 3 different instances where she builds tension, and use direct quotes and examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Blood plays a crucial, major role in _New Moon_. Discuss the symbolism of blood within the text and 3 literary devices Meyer uses to convey this meaning.

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