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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 Noah like to do in the morning?
(a) Go out on the water.
(b) Read poetry.
(c) Make breakfast.
(d) Have a bath.

2. What downtown New Bern building does Allie note looks more run-down than it did when she was younger?
(a) The Masonic theater.
(b) The townhall.
(c) The New Bern Library.
(d) The general store.

3. What wakes Allie at the beginning of "Kayaks and Forgotten Dreams"?
(a) Thunder.
(b) Noah.
(c) Starlings.
(d) A loud thud.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Allie buy at the Hoffman-Lane department store in "Kayaks and Forgotten Dreams"?

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

4. In "Swans and Storms," after the rainstorm, how do Allie and Noah pass the rest of the day?

5. What do Allie and Noah drink after coming in from the rain in "Swans and Storms"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What advice does Anne offer her daughter about deciding what she should do about Lon and Noah?

3. What did Noah give Allie the last time they saw each other before their fourteen-year separation?

4. What kind of husband does Allie anticipate Lon will be?

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

6. What does Noah like to do with his mornings in "Kayaks and Forgotten Dreams"?

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

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

9. What does Noah think as he watches Allie's mother leave his house?

10. What does Noah tell Allie he remembers most from their summer together?

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