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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. Where does Bella go to celebrate her birthday?

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

3. Who does Bella ask to help her fix up the motorcycles?

4. How does Bella get a paper cut on her birthday?

5. Who asks Bella on her first date after she and Edward break up?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Jasper keep his distance from Bella at her birthday party?

6. What is preventing Jacob from telling Bella his big secret?

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

8. What impression does Bella get about her request of Carlisle to be made a vampire?

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

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

What function does Bella hearing Edward's voice in her head serve in the text? What does it allow Meyer to do that she, as an author, may not otherwise be able to do within the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Is there a point in _New Moon_ where the fantasy aspect, mythical creatures, and series of events become completely unbelievable? If so, discuss the moment when this happens and what 3 things contribute to this shift. If not, discuss at least 3 literary devices (with quotations from the text) that Meyer does to keep the reader engaged in and connected with a novel about fantastical creatures and events.

Essay Topic 3

Choose at least 3 dreams that are described in _New Moon_ and analyze the symbolism and/or foreshadowing that is present in each dream.

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