What is the main idea of this chapter?
Why is Bella unhappy that it is her birthday?
What does Edward envy humans for?
Who are the Volturi?
When was the last birthday anyone in the Cullen family celebrated?
Who does not like Bella?
What gift does Jasper, Emmett, and Rosalie give to Bella?
Look at the section of chapter one where Bella awakes from her dream. Stephenie Meyer writes, "Only a dream, but prophetic enough in one way, at least."
In this context, what is the definition of "prophetic"?
Look at the section of chapter one where Bella notes that Jasper is keeping his distance from her. She thinks, "I thought he'd gotten over his aversion to me."
In this context, what does "aversion" mean?
Look at the end of chapter one where Bella falls into the broken glass. The author writes, "… I looked up from the bright red blood pulsing out of my arm?into the fevered eyes of the six suddenly ravenous vampires."
In this context, what is the definition of "ravenous"?
Is there anything that is unclear in this chapter?
