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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 animal do they smell that repulses Bella?

2. What does Charlie ask for just before he leaves?

3. What is Renesmee's first sentence?

4. What does Bella have to do in order to shield all the werewolves scattered about?

5. What distracts Bella after she smells Jacob?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bella want to go to the Volturi alone and how does Edward feel about that plan?

2. What does Garrett say to the witnesses the Volturi have brought with them?

3. What do the guests staying at the Cullen home feel the need to declare?

4. Why doesn't Bella answer Edward and how does Alice allay his worries?

5. How does Bella "punish" Emmett for things he says while Charlie is there?

6. What does Bella do after dropping Jacob and Renesmee off at Charlie's house?

7. What is evidence that Renesmee is growing rapidly?

8. Who arrives with the Volturi and what is Irina's reaction when she sees her sisters?

9. What does Bella do with the documents she gets from J. Jenks?

10. What happens when Charlie first sees Bella and why does he accept the change in her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in Breaking Dawn? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in Breaking Dawn including why you believe it is foreshadow. 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 Breaking Dawn and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books 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 Breaking Dawn? 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.

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