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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. Where does Jacob want Bella to visit him?
2. What does Bella prepare herself for in the Preface?
3. What is discussed in werewolf legends of old?
4. What has been difficult for members of the werewolf pack?
5. Why does Bella think Edward will be angry?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Bella enjoy her time with Angela and what does Angela say about the tension between Edward and Jacob?
2. How does Jacob respond when Bella tells him about the intruder?
3. Why is Bella able to reach La Push before Alice "sees" her doing so?
4. What does Bella plan to do at school that day, and what happens to Alice?
5. What does Charlie tell Bella regarding her restrictions?
6. What does Jacob tell Bella about imprinting?
7. What does Bella learn concerning Edward's motive for taking her out of town that weekend?
8. Describe the discussion that happens in the Cullen household when Edward takes Bella there after he has inspected her house.
9. What does Rosalie tell Bella about concerning becoming a vampire?
10. Why does Bella decide not to visit Jacob?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:
1. Explain why you think Eclipse is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?
2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.
3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.
4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?
Essay Topic 2
There are a number of interesting questions raised by Eclipse. Questions that Meyer most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:
1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?
2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of Meyer's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Meyer' probable agenda concerning that idea.
2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?
3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?
4. Research the life of Meyer and see if/where his life may have influenced his writing.
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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