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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 is Carlisle able to fix up Bella's injured arm?

2. What injury does Bella have as her birthday festivities come to a close in Chapter 1?

3. What does Edward's birthday kiss for Bella remind her of?

4. How does Edward end up in Bella's room on the night of her birthday?

5. What does the Cullen family do when they see Bella's cut up arm?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What special gift does Alice have?

5. What kind of feeling is overwhelming Bella in the Preface to _New Moon_?

6. How does Bella feel when she reaches the clearing during her hike alone?

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

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

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

10. How does Bella end up injuring her arm during her birthday party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Is the reader supposed to believe that Bella really hears Edward's voice in her head, or is the reader supposed to believe that Bella is hallucinating? Provide at least 3 examples and direct quotations from the text to support your position.

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