What kind of a vampire doesn't turn into a bat?

I accompanied 13-year-old KERSTIN to a screening of Catherine Hardwicke's "TWILIGHT" last night, as a father-daughter outing.
Kerstin is among her many peers with an obsessive view of "Twilight," having read Stephenie Meyer's four-book series in a little under 72 hours.
Not having read any of the books, watching "Twilight" left me with several questions:
1. Is the film a faithful adaptation of the book? Kerstin says the film closely follows the book, although she lamented some of the novel's sections trimmed from the film.
2. Does Robert Pattinson accurately portray teenage vampire Edward Cullen? I used Kerstin as my gauge: Every time Pattinson appeared on screen, Kerstin was smiling widely in the seat beside me.
3. Where have I seen that guy before? "That guy," Billy Burke, plays Bella's father in the film. Burke has appeared in numerous television shows, including "Party of Five," "24," "Law & Order" and another one of Kerstin's obsessions, "Gilmore Girls."
4. What kind of a vampire doesn't turn into a bat? Edward can jump, run fast and read minds. He apparently doesn't turn into a bat. I thought every vampire turned into a bat! Edward also doesn't sleep in coffin during the daylight hours -- he doesn't even have a bed in his room, just a bunch of records and CDs. Not that there's anything wrong with that!
5. Is "Twilight" the type of film its fans will want to watch repeatedly? Dumb question! Kerstin is making my wife Jill take her to "Twilight" again on Friday.