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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Noah hear immediately after he says "It's your mother"?
(a) A gasp.
(b) A car horn.
(c) Clem barking.
(d) Breaking glass.

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

5. What made it difficult for Allie to drive back to the inn on her way to meet Lon?
(a) Allie was shaking.
(b) The weather.
(c) The tears in her eyes.
(d) A flat tire.

6. Why doesn't Allie call Lon?
(a) She does not know what to say to him.
(b) He should be in court.
(c) She is afraid to hear his voice.
(d) He is angry with her.

7. What food does Noah bring on his canoe ride with Allie?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Sandwiches.
(c) Bread.
(d) Popcorn.

8. In "A Letter from Yesterday," what is written on the back of Noah's letter's envelope?
(a) Just a street address.
(b) Noah's monogram.
(c) "Happy Birthday"
(d) A short poem.

9. What do most of the paintings Allie looks at at the New Bern gallery feature?
(a) Birds.
(b) The moon.
(c) Waves.
(d) Stars.

10. Which of Noah's letters does Allie decide to read in "A Letter from Yesterday"?
(a) The first one he sent.
(b) The one he sent before leaving New Bern.
(c) The last one he sent.
(d) The one he sent on her twentieth birthday.

11. In "A Letter from Yesterday," in Noah's letter, what does he say Allie taught him?
(a) That he is worthy of love.
(b) The value of love.
(c) To follow his dreams.
(d) That love does not necessarily conquer all.

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

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

14. When they were younger, after their summer together, why didn't Allie send her letters to Noah?
(a) She believed he no longer cared for her.
(b) She was unsure of his address.
(c) She thought it would be harder to forget him if he wrote back.
(d) She was afraid.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "You are the answer to every prayer I've offered"?

2. What is found to have been blown over in the storm in "An Unexpected Visitor"?

3. In "Kayaks and Forgotten Dreams," how long has it been since Allie last visited an art gallery?

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

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

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