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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Allie and Noah doing when they hear the knock at the door in "An Unexpected Visitor"?
(a) Reading to eachother.
(b) Washing dishes.
(c) Sitting on the porch.
(d) Eating.

2. What does Allie buy at the Hoffman-Lane department store in "Kayaks and Forgotten Dreams"?
(a) Art supplies.
(b) A veil for her wedding.
(c) Clothes.
(d) A present for Noah.

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

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

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

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

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

8. For Noah, what is usually a prediction of rain?
(a) Rain clouds.
(b) Humidity.
(c) The smell of burnt toast.
(d) Stiff legs.

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

10. How does Noah describe Allie's mother?
(a) As an admirable woman.
(b) As a manipulative woman.
(c) As a strong woman.
(d) As a strange woman.

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

12. What is Allie's mother's name?
(a) Anne.
(b) Dorothy.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Sarah.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During the summer they met, what did Allie tell Noah that stopped him from talking to her for a while?

2. In "A Letter from Yesterday," what is written on the back of Noah's letter's envelope?

3. In "Courtrooms," why does Lon ask for the trial to be postponed?

4. What does Allie especially remember about her reunion with Noah at his house?

5. What serenades Allie and Noah as they eat lunch together in "An Unexpected Visitor"?

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