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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 is Edward allowed to visit the Swan house?

2. What causes Bella to shake with horror after she, Edward, and Alice leave the underground chamber in Italy?

3. Why did Edward say he didn't want to be with her anymore?

4. What, according to Jacob, are some of the features of a werewolf?

5. What does Bella agree about her choice to jump off the cliff?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the idea of aging bother Bella so much?

2. Who does Bella decide to be with romantically -- Edward or Jacob -- after she jumps off the cliff?

3. Why is Edward going to Italy?

4. What causes Edward to realize his mistake in leaving Bella behind in Forks?

5. Why doesn't Bella answer Edward's question about getting married?

6. What character are the Volturi men completely submissive to when Bella and Edward meet them for the first time in the town square?

7. What are the large group of human tourists waiting outside the underground room going to be used for?

8. What are the Volturi?

9. What is the "fire" that Bella sees streak by the cliffs after she jumps off of them and is heading home?

10. What does Bella think of Emily and Sam's relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Is Bella's hesitancy to get married surprising or not surprising for her character? Using direct quotes from the text, analyze her hesitancy around the topic of marriage and how this hesitancy either goes along with or goes against her character.

Essay Topic 3

_Romeo and Juliet_ continually surfaces in _New Moon_ directly (through Edward and Bella's thoughts and actions) and indirectly (through common themes and situations). Compare and contrast the two couples (i.e. Romeo & Juliet and Edward and Bella) and what happens to their relationships in each text.

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