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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 especially remember about her reunion with Noah at his house?

2. In "A Letter from Yesterday," how long has it been since Allie first saw the newspaper article about Noah?

3. What does the judge think of Lon's request for the trial to be postponed?

4. Where do Allie and Noah sit after coming in from the rain in "Swans and Storms"?

5. What food does Noah bring on his canoe ride with Allie?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why didn't Allie send Noah the letters she had written over the years?

4. What are Allie's reasons for deciding not to leave Lon?

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

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

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

8. What does Allie note about New Bern as she walked around shopping downtown in "Kayaks and Forgotten Dreams"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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