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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Letter from Yesterday," at what moment does Allie decide which man she will choose?
(a) When Allie talks to her mother.
(b) When Allie sees Lon.
(c) When Allie leaves Noah's house.
(d) When Allie parks her car at the inn.

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

3. In "Courtrooms," why does Lon ask for the trial to be postponed?
(a) Lon's father has died.
(b) Lon needs to go to the hospital.
(c) Lon wants to go to New Bern.
(d) Lon wants to take Allie for lunch.

4. What does Noah tell Allie she can't live her life for in "An Unexpected Visitor"?
(a) Someone else's dream.
(b) Her marriage.
(c) Money.
(d) Other people.

5. Where does Allie see Lon's car parked at the inn?
(a) In the first spot at the inn.
(b) Under an oak tree.
(c) In front of a church.
(d) Right outside the inn entrance.

6. What is the date on the letter from Noah that Allie reads in "A Letter from Yesterday"?
(a) January 1938.
(b) March 1935.
(c) June 1941.
(d) October 1932.

7. Where does Allie park her car at Noah's house in "Kayaks and Forgotten Dreams"?
(a) Behind the shed.
(b) As close to the door as possible.
(c) Under the oak tree.
(d) Near the road.

8. What does Allie see two women pushing just outside Hoffman-Lane on her way to meet Lon?
(a) Baby carriages.
(b) Shopping carts.
(c) Carts of flowers.
(d) Their children on swings.

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

10. When she arrives at the inn to meet Lon, what is obvious from Allie's appearance?
(a) That she slept in her clothes.
(b) That she has been out in the rain.
(c) That she has been kissing someone.
(d) That she has been crying.

11. What wakes Allie at the beginning of "Kayaks and Forgotten Dreams"?
(a) Thunder.
(b) A loud thud.
(c) Starlings.
(d) Noah.

12. What is found to have been blown over in the storm in "An Unexpected Visitor"?
(a) Two pine trees.
(b) A fence.
(c) A rocking chair.
(d) Noah's clothes line.

13. What does Noah want to do as Allie drives away to meet Lon?
(a) Forget he ever met her.
(b) Scream for her to stay.
(c) Chase after her in his truck.
(d) Chop down the oak tree.

14. Who said "A dull ax is more dangerous than a sharp one"?
(a) Allie's father.
(b) Noah.
(c) Lon.
(d) Noah's father.

15. What does Allie think she hears her mother whisper as she leaves Noah's house?
(a) Don't make the same mistake I did.
(b) Take opportunities as they come.
(c) Follow your heart.
(d) Be true to yourself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Allie think it would be a bad idea to leave Lon for Noah?

2. What covers the surface of the lake Noah takes Allie to?

3. Why does Noah want to cancel the surprise trip he has planned for Allie?

4. When is Lon's trial scheduled to resume?

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

(see the answer keys)

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