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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 Morris Goldman promise to do should he sell his business?

2. What does Allie think comes first in Lon's life?

3. What activity always makes Noah reflect on his life?

4. What is Noah wearing at the beginning of the novel?

5. What do Allie's friends think of Lon?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Noah say of the people who live at the nursing home?

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

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

5. How did Noah come to adopt Clem?

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

7. Why did Noah decide to leave New Bern in the '30s, and where did he eventually settle?

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

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

10. What did Allie's parents think of Noah?

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

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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