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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lon resolve to do after he and Allie are married?
(a) Cut back his work hours.
(b) Work harder to provide for his family.
(c) Have a big family.
(d) Become partner at his firm.

2. What piece of furniture is on Noah's dock?
(a) A bench.
(b) A stool.
(c) A rocking chair.
(d) A small table.

3. What is the "thing" Allie wants to tell Noah when she sees him after fourteen years?
(a) That she is pregnant.
(b) That she is in love with Noah.
(c) That she is engaged.
(d) That she is moving away.

4. What is Allie's dream for her life when she first met Noah?
(a) To become an artist.
(b) To become a teacher.
(c) To become a singer.
(d) To become a nurse.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "There's nothing normal about any of this" in "Reunion"?

2. What does Noah purchase with his inheritance from Morris Goldman?

3. What does Noah see in the colors and lines of Allie's painting in "Reunion"?

4. What book does Noah read on his porch in the 1940s?

5. What does Allie think comes first in Lon's life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Allie look for on Noah's dock in "Reunion"?

2. In what way is New Bern "haunted" for Noah?

3. What do we learn about Lon's family in "Reunion"?

4. How does Allie excuse her mother's interception of Noah's letters?

5. How did Noah come to adopt Clem?

6. Who is Noah best friend in New Bern in 1946?

7. What does Allie remember most about Noah?

8. How does Noah help Martha Shaw?

9. Why did Noah decide to leave New Bern in the '30s, and where did he eventually settle?

10. Why didn't Allie take up painting professionally?

(see the answer keys)

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