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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Allie especially remember about her reunion with Noah at his house?
(a) The glint in Noah's eye.
(b) The awkwardness between them.
(c) The way he talked about her painting.
(d) The food Noah prepared.

2. What had Noah learned long ago not to underestimate?
(a) Solitude.
(b) Allie.
(c) A bottle of beer.
(d) The weather.

3. 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) Chop down the oak tree.
(d) Chase after her in his truck.

4. Why does Allie like thunderstorms?
(a) It feels as though her problems wash away with the rain.
(b) They are unpredictable.
(c) They are pretty to look at.
(d) They seem romantic.

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

6. What does Allie wear to her noon meeting with Noah in "Kayaks and Forgotten Dreams"?
(a) A floral dress cut to her knee.
(b) A cream-colored spring dress.
(c) A bright red pant suit.
(d) A plaid power suit.

7. What covers the surface of the lake Noah takes Allie to?
(a) Moss.
(b) Logs.
(c) Swans and geese.
(d) Lilypads.

8. What did Noah give Allie when they saw each other for the last time in the summer of 1932?
(a) A hug.
(b) A poem.
(c) A note.
(d) A kiss.

9. In "An Unexpected Visitor," what does Noah say he can't live his life happily knowing?
(a) That Allie is with someone else.
(b) That Allie never loved him.
(c) That Allie is unhappy.
(d) That he never tried to win Allie back.

10. What does Allie sketch in her room before going to meet Noah?
(a) The ocean.
(b) A street scene.
(c) Lon.
(d) Noah.

11. What does Allie's mother give her daughter at Noah's house?
(a) Her wedding dress.
(b) Her engagement ring.
(c) Noah's letters.
(d) A sketch book.

12. What does Allie say she remembers most about the summer she and Noah spent together when they were younger?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Kissing.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Making love.

13. Why does Noah want to cancel the surprise trip he has planned for Allie?
(a) Allie and Noah fight.
(b) Noah wonders if he is moving too fast.
(c) He's worried it will rain.
(d) Allie is not in the mood for a trip.

14. Who says, "You are the answer to every prayer I've offered"?
(a) Noah.
(b) A fortune cookie.
(c) Allie.
(d) Lon.

15. In "A Letter from Yesterday," how long has it been since Allie first saw the newspaper article about Noah?
(a) A month.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) One week.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Allie describe Noah's skill with handling the canoe?

2. In "A Letter from Yesterday," in Noah's letter, what does he say Allie taught him?

3. What do most of the paintings Allie looks at at the New Bern gallery feature?

4. What wakes Allie at the beginning of "Kayaks and Forgotten Dreams"?

5. What does Allie's mother tell Allie she should think about in "An Unexpected Visitor"?

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