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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 encourage Bella to do?

2. What does Bella want to do without her family's knowledge?

3. How does Bella feel while visiting Angela?

4. About what does Bella feel guilty?

5. Why does Rosalie say Carlisle made her a vampire?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Bella go after being with Jacob and how does Edward surprise her?

2. Describe the discussion between Bella and Jacob when they return to the beach.

3. What does Bella discover when she returns home from the Cullens the next morning and what does Edward think?

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

5. What does Charlie tell Bella regarding her restrictions?

6. Why does Bella enjoy her time with Angela and what does Angela say about the tension between Edward and Jacob?

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

8. What do Charlie and Bella do that evening and what is the outcome?

9. Where do Bella and Jacob go and what do they discuss?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

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