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

2. What illness does Charlie tell Bella that Jacob might have?

3. What friends of Jacob does Bella meet while they are working on the motorcycles?

4. In the days after her birthday party, why does Bella decide she must run away with Edward?

5. Why does Bella take pictures of everyone she knows at school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Chapter 9 called "Third Wheel"?

3. After her birthday, why does Bella promise herself to stay away from the Cullen family?

4. What strange dream does Bella have about Sam Uley?

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

6. Why does Charlie threaten Bella with being sent back to live with her mother?

7. Why does Edward NOT let Bella say goodbye to Alice?

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

9. Why does Bella become concerned about how Jacob responds to the flu that is going around?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Choose 3 instances of foreshadowing in _New Moon_ and discuss 1) how Meyer foreshadows what is to come, 2) what Meyer foreshadows, and 3) when the thing that is being foreshadowed actually happens.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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