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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Morris Goldman say is Noah's only negative point?
(a) He isn't ambitious.
(b) He's not serious enough.
(c) He is too tall.
(d) He's not Jewish.

2. In what year did Noah meet Allie?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1936.

3. What lesson did Allie learn from her mother about status?
(a) Status means everything.
(b) Status is as status does.
(c) Status is more important than feelings.
(d) Status comes second to love.

4. What do Allie's friends think of Lon?
(a) That he is handsome but dim.
(b) That he is perfect.
(c) That he is too good for Allie.
(d) That he is a chauvanist pig.

5. How does Noah describe his life?
(a) As a never-ending marathon.
(b) As a series of surprises.
(c) As a blue-chip stock.
(d) As a circle.

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

7. What shops does Allie tell Lon she will visit in New Bern?
(a) Antique shops.
(b) Candy shops.
(c) Shoe shops.
(d) Souvenir shops.

8. Where does Allie volunteer during the war?
(a) A factory.
(b) A radio station.
(c) An office.
(d) A hospital.

9. Who says, "There's nothing normal about any of this" in "Reunion"?
(a) Lon.
(b) Allie's mother.
(c) Allie.
(d) Noah.

10. How old is Noah at the present time in the novel?
(a) Seventy years old.
(b) Eighty-five years old.
(c) Eighty years old.
(d) Seventy-five years old.

11. In "Reunion," after their dinner, what time does Noah tell Allie to meet him the next day?
(a) Ten o'clock in the morning.
(b) Mid-afternoon.
(c) At dusk.
(d) At noon.

12. What does Allie think poetry is written for?
(a) To immortalize the love of the poet.
(b) To convey beauty with words.
(c) To inspire without reason.
(d) To soothe the reader's pain.

13. How does Allie suddenly feel after showing up at Noah's house after fourteen years?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Tired.
(d) Nervous.

14. How long have Allie and Lon dated for?
(a) Three years.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Four years.

15. What does Allie do when she sees Noah for the first time in fourteen years?
(a) Allie laughs.
(b) Allie cries.
(c) Allie runs away.
(d) Allie hugs Noah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Noah see in the colors and lines of Allie's painting in "Reunion"?

2. How many letters does Noah say he sent Allie?

3. Where does Noah find a job in New Jersey?

4. What does Noah purchase with his inheritance from Morris Goldman?

5. Who is Gus?

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