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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 do Allie and Noah drink after coming in from the rain in "Swans and Storms"?

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

3. What does Allie do while Noah is preparing breakfast in "An Unexpected Visitor"?

4. What wakes Allie at the beginning of "Kayaks and Forgotten Dreams"?

5. What downtown New Bern building does Allie note looks more run-down than it did when she was younger?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What advice does Anne offer her daughter about deciding what she should do about Lon and Noah?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of miracles in relation to the novel.

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

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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