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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Noah's mother die?

2. What does Morris Goldman promise to do should he sell his business?

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

4. What is Lon's occupation?

5. What happened to the letters Noah sent Allie?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What property did Noah acquire in order to protect it?

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

5. How does Noah help Martha Shaw?

6. What does Noah say of the people who live at the nursing home?

7. What did Allie's mother tell her when she realized the relationship between Allie and Noah was getting serious?

8. As a child, how did Noah overcome his stutter?

9. How did Noah come to adopt Clem?

10. What did Noah think of Allie when he first met her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel is mostly set in New Bern, North Carolina during the 1930s, 1940s, and the present day. Describe Sparks's portrayal of these time periods and how the events of these times affect the protagonists. Also, the house which Noah buys and fixes up is a prominent setting. Why does Noah decide to buy the house and set it up? What does the historic house symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of miracles in relation to the novel.

Essay Topic 3

How does The Notebook fit in with Sparks's other works? Is Sparks a respected novelist in his genre? What other novels has he written?

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