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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. In what year did Noah meet Allie?

2. What does Lon resolve to do after he and Allie are married?

3. Where does Noah find a job in New Jersey?

4. Where does Allie volunteer during the war?

5. What does Noah do after Annie leaves after dinner to go back to her hotel in "Reunion"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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 does Allie remember most about Noah?

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

9. In what ways does Allie acknowledge her relationship with Lon is less than perfect?

10. What changes does Allie see in Noah when they reunite after fourteen years?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role and significance of nature in the novel The Notebook.

Essay Topic 2

Both Noah and Allie are battling old age in the novel. How is old age portrayed in the novel, and what obstacles relating to aging do the protagonists face?

Essay Topic 3

The Notebook is an example of a romance novel. Discuss the elements of this genre and why The Notebook is an example.

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