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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the painting in the gallery by Elayne appear to be inspired by?

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

4. What does Allie know about her future with Lon?

5. What has Allie slept in at the beginning of "Kayaks and Forgotten Dreams"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Noah think as he watches Allie's mother leave his house?

2. What does Allie wonder about Lon's passion for his work?

3. Which of Noah's letters does Allie choose to read when she is sitting in her car at the inn?

4. How did Allie's mother know she would be with Noah?

5. Why didn't Allie send Noah the letters she had written over the years?

6. What does Allie note about New Bern as she walked around shopping downtown in "Kayaks and Forgotten Dreams"?

7. What does Allie realize about the painting she admires at the art gallery?

8. What did Noah give Allie the last time they saw each other before their fourteen-year separation?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Sparks's use of foreshadowing in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of death in the novel. Noah is faced with death a number of times. How do these deaths affect him and his life? What purpose does death play in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

The Notebook was very well-received and became a best seller. The film version of the novel also did very well. In your opinion, what makes this story so popular?

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