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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. How do Alice and Bella get past the second guard in Volterra?

2. How do Alice, Edward, and Bella respond to Aro's invitation to join their family?

3. How many vampires does Alice report are coming back to Forks?

4. How does Alice respond to seeing Bella walk through the door after the cliff-diving incident?

5. Why does Bella think she must become a vampire soon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the Volturi?

2. How does Edward react when he sees Bella for the first time in the square in Italy?

3. Why does Alice return to Forks?

4. How does Bella interpret Edward's refusal to kiss her on the lips as he comforts her after the encounter in the underground chamber in Italy?

5. When Bella overhears Alice and Charlie talking, what does Bella learn about Charlie's concerns for her?

6. Why does Jacob disappear during Bella's spring break?

7. Why does Bella get into even more trouble when she tries to explain where she's been to Charlie?

8. What causes Edward to realize his mistake in leaving Bella behind in Forks?

9. Why does Bella go cliff diving alone?

10. How does Bella misinterpret Jacob's comment that the people hunting for the wolves in the forest will be dead if they aren't careful?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast 2 characters in _New Moon_ and their self-control -- or lack of self-control -- in the story.

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

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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