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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 does Bella respond to seeing Alice in her house after the cliff-diving incident?

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

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

4. Who loses his temper and tries to attack Bella as a werewolf?

5. Where does Edward kiss Bella to calm her after the encounter in the underground chamber?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Edward going to Italy?

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

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

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

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

7. What are the Volturi?

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

9. Who does Bella decide to be with romantically -- Edward or Jacob -- after she jumps off the cliff?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

The clearing is a location where many significant events happen in Bella's life. Discuss 1) the symbolism of the clearing, 2) what it means to Bella, and 3) what function the clearing plays in the text.

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