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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Noah offer Allie on their first real date when they were younger?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) His heart.
(c) A cookie.
(d) His jacket.

2. How did Noah's mother die?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Measles.
(c) During childbirth.
(d) Smallpox.

3. What does Noah see in the colors and lines of Allie's painting in "Reunion"?
(a) Desire.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Hate.
(d) Regret.

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

5. What kind of man does Noah say he is?
(a) A frank man.
(b) A common man.
(c) An extraordinary man.
(d) A silly man.

6. What is Lon's occupation?
(a) A salesman.
(b) A pilot.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A doctor.

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

8. In "Reunion," what does Noah take for Allie when they go to sit on the porch after eating?
(a) A book to read.
(b) A quilt.
(c) Shoes.
(d) A beer.

9. Where does Noah live at the present time of the novel?
(a) In the same house he has lived for sixty years.
(b) With his son's family.
(c) In a nursing home.
(d) In a trailer.

10. Who discouraged Allie from painting professionally?
(a) Allie's father.
(b) Noah.
(c) Allie's mother.
(d) Lon.

11. Who has called the hotel several times looking for Allie?
(a) Noah.
(b) Lon.
(c) Allie's father.
(d) Allie's mother.

12. What book does Noah read on his porch in the 1940s?
(a) Frankenstein.
(b) The Odyssey.
(c) Leaves of Grass.
(d) Pride and Prejudice.

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

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

15. What activity always makes Noah reflect on his life?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Woodworking.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Driving.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Noah chose to refer to his shyness?

2. What is Allie's dream for her life when she first met Noah?

3. What shops does Allie tell Lon she will visit in New Bern?

4. What was Fin's occupation?

5. What does Morris Goldman promise to do should he sell his business?

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