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

2. What piece of furniture is on Noah's dock?

3. What happened to the letters Noah sent Allie?

4. What did Noah offer Allie on their first real date when they were younger?

5. How is Clem disabled?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Noah help Martha Shaw?

3. How does Lon find success as a lawyer?

4. How does Allie find out Noah was back in New Bern?

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

6. How did Noah come to adopt Clem?

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

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

9. Describe Noah's one and only attempt to find Allie.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Noah and Allie face a fourteen year separation. Discuss the reason for this separation, the effects of this separation, and how they feel about each other after being separated for so long.

Essay Topic 2

The motif of the passing of time is explored in the novel. Discuss how Sparks plays with the concept of time and how time affects the protagonists and their relationship together.

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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