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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. What does Allie think she hears her mother whisper as she leaves Noah's house?

2. How does Allie feel about being nude in Noah's bedroom?

3. What do most of the paintings Allie looks at at the New Bern gallery feature?

4. What made it difficult for Allie to drive back to the inn on her way to meet Lon?

5. Who does Allie remind Noah of as she drives away to see Lon?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is apparent from Allie's appearance when she reaches the inn?

5. Where does Noah take Allie to on their canoe ride?

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

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

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

9. What does Allie realize about the painting she admires at the art gallery?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Allie is faced with an important choice when she must choose between Lon and Noah. Discuss this choice, along with the other choices that the protagonists have to make, and how these choices affect them.

Essay Topic 3

Conflict is used to convey suspense and emotion. Discuss conflict in the novel The Notebook.

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