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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 the judge think of Lon's request for the trial to be postponed?

2. Who said "A dull ax is more dangerous than a sharp one"?

3. When they were younger, after their summer together, why didn't Allie send her letters to Noah?

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

5. What did Allie's mother travel to New Bern for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Which of Noah's letters does Allie choose to read when she is sitting in her car at the inn?

3. What did Noah say in his good-bye letter to Allie?

4. After saying good-bye to Noah for the last time, what was Allie's drive back to the inn like?

5. Who does Allie see on the drive back to the inn that reminds her of Noah?

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

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

8. What does Noah tell Allie in hopes of convincing her to stay with him, instead of going back to Lon?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of death in the novel. Noah is faced with death a number of times. How do these deaths affect him and his life? What purpose does death play in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of miracles in relation to the novel.

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