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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 Bella unable to talk to Jacob when she storms into his house after she realizes he is a werewolf?

2. What is the name of the young girl that all of the Volturi seem to cower to?

3. Who does Bella confess to Jacob bit her last year?

4. What does Alice initially think Edward's first plan is for when he arrives in Italy?

5. Which colleges do Edward and Bella fill out applications for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why is Edward going to Italy?

8. 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?

9. What does Jacob report about who wins in a vampire/werewolf fight?

10. Why does Edward think that Bella is dead?

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

Throughout _New Moon_, Meyer gives very specific titles to the chapters. Choose 5 chapters and discuss why Meyer chooses to name those chapters as she does.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss 3 benefits and 3 challenges that Meyer, as an author, has by choosing to create characters with the ability to see the future. Use examples and citations from the text to support each argument.

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