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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 had Jessica become a bit weary of Bella during the months after Edward broke up with her?

2. What happens the first time Bella tries to ride her motorcycle?

3. How does Bella figure out that Jacob is a werewolf?

4. What name does Bella call her grandmother?

5. What does Bella notice about Jacob as he hugs her goodbye after he sneaks in to see her through her window?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bella buy the motorcycles she finds on the side of the road?

2. What does Edward believe happens to a person's soul when he or she becomes a vampire?

3. What time period (past, present, or future) does the Preface take place in?

4. What anniversary does Bella think about when she starts to snap out of her funk after Edward leaves her?

5. Before heading to Bella's birthday party, when does Edward confess to her that he considered suicide?

6. How does Bella offer to prove to Jacob that she enjoys his company (after he finishes fixing up the motorcycles)?

7. Why does Bella decide to confide in Charlie about her fears that Jacob may have been forced into a cult led by Sam?

8. What makes it possible for Carlisle to be a doctor?

9. What reason does Jacob give Bella about why they cannot be friends anymore?

10. Why does Bella decide to head out on her own and hike to the clearing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Bella's hesitancy to get married surprising or not surprising for her character? Using direct quotes from the text, analyze her hesitancy around the topic of marriage and how this hesitancy either goes along with or goes against her character.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between Jacob and Bella. Make sure to address how it changes over the course of the novel, what it provides for each character, and how it is positive and/or negative for each character. Additionally, make sure to use quotations directly from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout _New Moon_, Meyer gives very specific titles to the chapters. Choose 5 chapters and discuss why Meyer chooses to name those chapters as she does.

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