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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 Alice tense when Bella sees her in her house after the cliff-diving incident?

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

3. Where does Bella meet Jacob after she realizes he's a werewolf?

4. Where does Edward confess that he had hidden all of Bella's stuff?

5. Who is Aro?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Bella sleep on the plane back to Seattle from Italy?

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

3. Why did Sam attack Emily and leave the scars on her face?

4. What character are the Volturi men completely submissive to when Bella and Edward meet them for the first time in the town square?

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

6. According to _New Moon_, what is Saint Marcus Day?

7. 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?

8. What does Bella think of Emily and Sam's relationship?

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

10. What is the "fire" that Bella sees streak by the cliffs after she jumps off of them and is heading home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Bella and Edward's craving and desire for each other. Make sure to address why the solution to their desire, while seemingly so simple, is indeed very complicated. Additionally, make sure to use quotations directly from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

List 3 literary devices that Meyer uses to build tension in _New Moon_. Use at least 3 different instances where she builds tension, and use direct quotes and examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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