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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 handle Rosalie's apology to her?

2. What ultimatum does Bella give Charlie about Edward?

3. What does Bella see as she looks back at the cliff she jumped off of when she is heading home?

4. What causes Bella to shake with horror after she, Edward, and Alice leave the underground chamber in Italy?

5. What kind of car does Alice steal in Italy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Bella go cliff diving alone?

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

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

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. Why does Edward think that Bella is dead?

8. Why doesn't Bella answer Edward's question about getting married?

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

10. Why is Edward going to Italy?

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

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 3

Compare and contrast 2 characters in _New Moon_ and their self-control -- or lack of self-control -- in the story.

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