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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Allie's mother give her daughter at Noah's house?
(a) Noah's letters.
(b) Her engagement ring.
(c) Her wedding dress.
(d) A sketch book.

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

3. Why does Allie think it would be a bad idea to leave Lon for Noah?
(a) Allie has only been back with Noah for two days.
(b) Allie doesn't want to leave Raleigh.
(c) Doing so would hurt too many people.
(d) Lon is wealthy and influencial.

4. 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 thought it would be harder to forget him if he wrote back.
(c) She was unsure of his address.
(d) She was afraid.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Noah learned long ago not to underestimate?

2. Who said "A dull ax is more dangerous than a sharp one"?

3. When she arrives at the inn to meet Lon, what is obvious from Allie's appearance?

4. How does Allie feel about being nude in Noah's bedroom?

5. What did Allie's mother travel to New Bern for?

Short Essay Questions

1. After saying good-bye to Noah for the last time, what was Allie's drive back to the inn like?

2. What does Noah like to do with his mornings in "Kayaks and Forgotten Dreams"?

3. What did Noah say in his good-bye letter to Allie?

4. What are Allie's reasons for deciding not to leave Lon?

5. What kind of husband does Allie anticipate Lon will be?

6. What does Noah tell Allie he remembers most from their summer together?

7. What did Noah miss most when he lived up north?

8. In "Kayaks and Forgotten Dreams", what does Allie say her Wednesdays are usually like?

9. What advice does Anne offer her daughter about deciding what she should do about Lon and Noah?

10. How does Noah feel when he sees Allie arrive at his house in "Kayaks and Forgotten Dreams"?

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