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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 is Bella's full name?

2. What does Edward's voice (in her head) tell Bella to do about Laurent in the meadow?

3. What does Bella notice about Edward's body while they are kissing?

4. Why does Bella head to Jacob's house in Chapter 11, "Cult"?

5. Who does Bella blame for brainwashing Jacob?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What exactly is Bella rushing to do in the Preface?

4. What deal does Bella make with Jacob about fixing up the motorcycles?

5. Why is Carlisle able to control himself around Bella when she is bleeding so heavily from her arm?

6. What remedy does Bella need for the injuries she gets during her first motorcycle ride?

7. Why does Bella struggle with telling Jacob that people are going to be out trying to hunt the wolves?

8. Why is being sent back to live with her mother more than Bella can bear?

9. What special gift does Alice have?

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

At one point in _New Moon_, Bella decides that she loves Edward and Jacob because love is not rational. Discuss 1) whether or not this is true for Bella and 2) how the truth or falsity of this statement manifests in Bella's relationship with the two boys. Make sure to use examples and citations from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Bella is continually torn between her love for Edward and her love for Jacob. Write an argument paper with a strong thesis that states which person Bella should choose -- and why.

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