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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 does Edward notice in Bella's home when he comes over?

2. Why does Jacob want to talk with Edward?

3. What surprises Bella in the middle of the night?

4. What could Taha Aki do to defend his people?

5. What can the wolves do when they are in werewolf form together?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Edward want to take Bella and who thinks it is a good idea at first?

2. About what does Edward confront Bella and what is her response?

3. Describe the discussion that happens in the Cullen household when Edward takes Bella there after he has inspected her house.

4. Where does Bella go when Edward is hunting and why doesn't she stay?

5. What does Carlisle the previous weekend?

6. What does Bella learn concerning Edward's motive for taking her out of town that weekend?

7. Where does Bella go after talking with Jacob and who shadows her?

8. What does Old Quil say about the first vampires?

9. What does Edward encourage Bella to do and why does he encourage her to do so?

10. What irritates Jacob when he is over at Bella's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in Eclipse? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in Eclipse including why you believe it is foreshadowing. 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 Eclipse and your own life to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss Eclipse based upon the criteria you decide upon for a novel to be successful and judge if Eclipse is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider Eclipse a successful novel? What about young teens?

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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