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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. What threatening power does the young vampire girl have?

2. What skill does Aro have?

3. What does Bella think is a bigger concern than Victoria?

4. Who does Jacob accuse of killing people in the forest?

5. When is Edward allowed to visit the Swan house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Edward think that Bella is dead?

3. What are the Volturi?

4. What treaty do the vampires and the werewolves have with each other in Forks?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although usually only on the periphery, religion makes an appearance several times in _New Moon_. Discuss the role of religion in the novel and the role it plays within the text.

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

Is Bella's hesitancy to get married surprising or not surprising for her character? Using direct quotes from the text, analyze her hesitancy around the topic of marriage and how this hesitancy either goes along with or goes against her character.

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