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Book Summary

Nicholas Sparks Biography

Personal Background
Education and Work Experience
Early Published Works
Career Highlights
An Interview with Nicholas Sparks

Summary and Analysis by Chapter

Dedication
Miracles
Ghosts
Reunion
Phone Calls
Kayaks and Forgotten Dreams
Moving Water
Swans and Storms
Courtrooms
An Unexpected Visitor
Crossroads
A Letter from Yesterday
Winter for Two

Character List

Character Map

Character Analysis

Noah
Allie
Lon
Anne

Critical Essays

Narrative Techniques: Sparks' Literary Form
Fate versus Free Will

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1:  What is the name of Noah's hometown?

a. Winston Salem

b. New Bern

c. Ashville
2:  With which poet is Noah primarily associated?

a. Emily Dickenson

b. Ralph Waldo Emerson

c. Walt Whitman
3:  Noah shows Allie which animals?

a. A doe and her fawn

b. Swan and geese

c. Bunnies and chicks
4:  What is the subject of the sketch Allie draws for Noah after their reunion?

a. A contemporary Noah and his house

b. An older Noah with his house

c. Clementine on the dock
5:  Why is it so important for Noah to visit Allie on the final evening in the novel?

a. It is Allie's birthday.

b. It is Noah's birthday.

c. It is Noah and Allie's anniversary.
6:  Who said the following: "A person can get used to anything, if given enough time."

a. Dr. Barnwell

b. Noah

c. Allie
7:  Who said the following: "Poetry wasn't written to be analyzed; it was meant to inspire without reason, to touch without understanding."

a. Noah

b. Lon

c. Allie
8:  Who said the following: "Follow your heart."

a. Allie

b. Anne

c. Noah
9:  Who said the following: "You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love."

a. Noah

b. Gus

c. Sarah
10:  Who said the following: "For at that moment, the world is full of wonder as I feel her fingers reach for the buttons on my shirt and slowly, ever so slowly, she begins to undo them one by one."

a. Morris

b. Lon

c. Noah



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