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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 Noah's father say would keep him sane during his military tour?

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

3. Who is Gus?

4. How did the Hammonds make their fortune?

5. What did Allie's mother tell Lon about her relationship with Noah?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Noah buy with his inheritance from Morris Goldman?

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

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

5. How does Noah help Martha Shaw?

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

7. How does Allie excuse her mother's interception of Noah's letters?

8. What did Noah think of Allie when he first met her?

9. What does Allie remember most about Noah?

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

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

After reading The Notebook what is your opinion of the story? The characters? The writing style? The genre? What is your opinion of the conclusion of the novel? Are you satisfied with the ending?

Essay Topic 3

Noah and Allie face a fourteen year separation. Discuss the reason for this separation, the effects of this separation, and how they feel about each other after being separated for so long.

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