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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Kayaks and Forgotten Dreams, Moving Water, Swans and Storms.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money is Noah left in Morris Goldman's will?
(a) One hundred and thirty thousand dollars.
(b) Just over forty thousand dollars.
(c) Almost seventy thousand dollars.
(d) Ten thousand dollars.

2. Who is Lon?
(a) Allie's best friend.
(b) Allie's first love.
(c) Allie's fiance.
(d) Allie's schoolmate.

3. What does Morris Goldman promise to do should he sell his business?
(a) Buy Noah a car.
(b) Share the profit with Noah.
(c) Give Noah the option to buy the business.
(d) Take Noah on a trip.

4. What is Noah wearing at the beginning of the novel?
(a) An orange tie with a wine stain.
(b) A bathrobe and flannel pajamas.
(c) A tuxedo.
(d) A sweater made by his daughter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Noah describe his life?

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

3. In what way does Allie think Lon is like her father?

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

5. What book does Noah read on his porch in the 1940s?

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