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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. In "Swans and Storms," after the rainstorm, how do Allie and Noah pass the rest of the day?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Making love.
(c) Eating and laughing.
(d) Listening to the radio.

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

3. 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 afraid.
(c) She thought it would be harder to forget him if he wrote back.
(d) She was unsure of his address.

4. When is Lon's trial scheduled to resume?
(a) The following Wednesday.
(b) The following Monday.
(c) The next day.
(d) The following Friday.

5. Who told Allie they weren't surprised that Noah never sent her any letters?
(a) Allie's mother.
(b) Allie's father.
(c) Allie's best friend.
(d) Lon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Allie do while Noah is preparing breakfast in "An Unexpected Visitor"?

2. What does Allie see two women pushing just outside Hoffman-Lane on her way to meet Lon?

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

4. What had Noah learned long ago not to underestimate?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Noah tell Allie in hopes of convincing her to stay with him, instead of going back to Lon?

2. In "Kayaks and Forgotten Dreams", what does Allie say her Wednesdays are usually like?

3. At what point does Allie decide whether she will stay with Lon or Noah?

4. What did Noah miss most when he lived up north?

5. What does Allie note about New Bern as she walked around shopping downtown in "Kayaks and Forgotten Dreams"?

6. Why does Allie's mother show up at Noah's house?

7. How does Noah feel when he sees Allie arrive at his house in "Kayaks and Forgotten Dreams"?

8. What did Noah say in his good-bye letter to Allie?

9. How did Allie's mother know she would be with Noah?

10. Which of Noah's letters does Allie choose to read when she is sitting in her car at the inn?

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