Adrenaline

What is the main idea of this chapter?

Why does Bella want to go hiking?

What do Bella, Jacob, and Billy joke about?

Look at the section of chapter eight where Stephenie Meyer describes Bella's bad dreams. She writes, "The nightmare, too, had lost a little of its potency…" In this context, what does "potency" mean?

Look at the section of chapter eight where Bella fears Charlie's reaction to her many trips to the emergency room. The author writes, "I panicked, worried that Charlie was about to lay down some kind of edict that would prohibit La Push…" In this context, what is the definition of "edict"?

Is there anything that is unclear in this chapter?