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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Noah's letters does Allie decide to read in "A Letter from Yesterday"?
(a) The one he sent before leaving New Bern.
(b) The last one he sent.
(c) The one he sent on her twentieth birthday.
(d) The first one he sent.

2. What is the one night a week Allie regularly sees Lon?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Monday.

3. What food does Noah bring on his canoe ride with Allie?
(a) Sandwiches.
(b) Popcorn.
(c) Cookies.
(d) Bread.

4. What wakes Allie at the beginning of "Kayaks and Forgotten Dreams"?
(a) Starlings.
(b) Noah.
(c) A loud thud.
(d) Thunder.

5. Why does Allie like thunderstorms?
(a) They are unpredictable.
(b) They seem romantic.
(c) It feels as though her problems wash away with the rain.
(d) They are pretty to look at.

6. How did Allie's mother always feel about Noah?
(a) She thought Noah was smart.
(b) She liked Noah.
(c) She detested Noah.
(d) She though Noah had a bright future.

7. What made it difficult for Allie to drive back to the inn on her way to meet Lon?
(a) The weather.
(b) The tears in her eyes.
(c) Allie was shaking.
(d) A flat tire.

8. What did Allie's mother travel to New Bern for?
(a) To join Allie on her shopping trip.
(b) To warn Allie that Lon was coming.
(c) To take Allie back to Raleigh.
(d) To visit an old friend.

9. How does Allie describe Noah's skill with handling the canoe?
(a) As artistic.
(b) As efficient.
(c) As graceful.
(d) As manly.

10. Where does Allie see Lon's car parked at the inn?
(a) Under an oak tree.
(b) Right outside the inn entrance.
(c) In the first spot at the inn.
(d) In front of a church.

11. What are Allie and Noah doing when they hear the knock at the door in "An Unexpected Visitor"?
(a) Eating.
(b) Reading to eachother.
(c) Sitting on the porch.
(d) Washing dishes.

12. What does Noah hear immediately after he says "It's your mother"?
(a) A car horn.
(b) A gasp.
(c) Clem barking.
(d) Breaking glass.

13. What does Noah like to do in the morning?
(a) Make breakfast.
(b) Have a bath.
(c) Read poetry.
(d) Go out on the water.

14. When they were younger, after their summer together, why didn't Allie send her letters to Noah?
(a) She believed he no longer cared for her.
(b) She was afraid.
(c) She thought it would be harder to forget him if he wrote back.
(d) She was unsure of his address.

15. What has Allie slept in at the beginning of "Kayaks and Forgotten Dreams"?
(a) Noah's old shirt.
(b) A housecoat.
(c) Her clothes from the day before.
(d) Flannel pajamas.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Letter from Yesterday," how long has it been since Allie first saw the newspaper article about Noah?

2. When Noah stops to stare at Allie in "An Unexpected Visitor," what is the only thing she can think to do?

3. What does Noah want to do as Allie drives away to meet Lon?

4. What does Allie say she remembers most about the summer she and Noah spent together when they were younger?

5. How does Noah describe Allie's mother?

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