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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 do the wolves want Bella and Charlie to be while they hunt Victoria?

2. Why did Edward say he didn't want to be with her anymore?

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

4. Who appears as a vision underwater after Bella goes cliff diving for the first time?

5. What do Bella and Edward negotiate as he takes her back to her house after the vote?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What are the large group of human tourists waiting outside the underground room going to be used for?

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

8. Why does the idea of aging bother Bella so much?

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

10. Why is Jane frustrated when she looks at Bella in the underground room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

_Romeo and Juliet_ continually surfaces in _New Moon_ directly (through Edward and Bella's thoughts and actions) and indirectly (through common themes and situations). Compare and contrast the two couples (i.e. Romeo & Juliet and Edward and Bella) and what happens to their relationships in each text.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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