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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. Why does Bella say there is no need for Edward to be afraid?

2. What does Jacob tell Edward to forgo saying to Esme?

3. What happens when Bella wakes from a dream in the middle of the night?

4. How do half-human, half-vampires escape their mother's womb?

5. What does Seth do as Leah and Jacob go scout?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Edward and Jacob agree to when talking outside the house?

2. What does Sam refuse to do and how does he misunderstand what Jacob intends to do?

3. Where do Edward and Bella go for their honeymoon and why does Edward refuse to make love to Bella after the first time?

4. Describe the strength of the pack leader's orders and why Jacob decides to fight the compulsion.

5. Why does Edward tell Jacob to leave for a while?

6. Why does Edward mistakenly think Bella has said something to him?

7. What are the signs that Bella may be pregnant?

8. How does Bella feel about Jacob being there and how does Jacob feel about it?

9. Why does Bella cry out and how is she afterward?

10. What sort of emotional turmoil is Jacob enduring?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Breaking Dawn is one book in a series of novels involving Bella, Edward and Jacob. Discuss the following.

1. What are a couple advantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Use examples.

2. What are a couple disadvantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Use examples.

3. Do you prefer to read a standalone book, or a series of books with the same main characters? Explain your response.

4. Do you think it is easier, more difficult, or about the same to write a standalone book versus one in a series? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Jacob does all he can to make Bella happy, and Bella feels she does not deserve such a good friend. Sam and the other wolves are waiting outside in case Jacob cannot keep it together, and he tells Bella he is going to try to remember her this way, with a heartbeat. Jacob is embarrassed to ask Bella a question, and he tries to hide his relief when she assures him she is not changing into a vampire until she comes back from her honeymoon. Jacob is glad to learn Bella will not start the transformation tonight, but he erupts when he learns she plans to have a real honeymoon, and the wolves force him to leave. Bella changes after the reception, and she is sad as she tells her parents goodbye, knowing it will be too dangerous to see them after she becomes a vampire. As Edward and Bella drive away, she hears a heartbreaking howl in the distance which fades as they leave Forks.

1. Do you think Bella and Jacob's friendship is one-sided, e.g. does Jacob give more to the friendship than Bella? Why or why not? Use examples from your own life and Breaking Dawn to support your reasoning.

2. Do you think Jacob has a right to be angry about Bella's plans for her honeymoon? Why or why not? Use examples from your own life and Breaking Dawn to support your reasoning.

3. Would you call Jacob's attitude towards Bella an obsession? Why or why not? Use examples from your own life and Breaking Dawn to support your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Breaking Dawn.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of Breaking Dawn. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Breaking Dawn. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

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