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Quiz about Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
Quiz about Dear John by Nicholas Sparks

"Dear John" by Nicholas Sparks Quiz


This quiz is about "Dear John," a book by the famed Nicholas Sparks, who also wrote books such as "The Notebook" and "A Walk to Remember." If you love his novels as much as I do, this quiz should be no problem!

A multiple-choice quiz by HappyDaysFan. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
HappyDaysFan
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
242,725
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
11 / 15
Plays
1423
Last 3 plays: Guest 204 (11/15), Guest 47 (14/15), Guest 86 (9/15).
Question 1 of 15
1. What is the full name of the narrator? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. What is the middle name of the girl that John falls in love with? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Where does Savannah go to school? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. What illness does Savannah think John's father has? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Who is Tim's brother? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Who does Savannah eventually marry? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. What does John's father collect? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Where is John stationed in the Army? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. How many children do John and Savannah have? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. What was John's age when he met Savannah for the first time? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. John's mother is one of his biggest supporters throughout the novel.


Question 12 of 15
12. Where does John take Savannah on their first date? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. What is Savannah doing in Wilmington when she first meets John? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. What item of Savannah's does John dive into the ocean to get? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. What is the name of Savannah's favorite horse? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Oct 18 2024 : Guest 204: 11/15
Oct 09 2024 : Guest 47: 14/15
Oct 06 2024 : Guest 86: 9/15
Sep 27 2024 : Guest 139: 12/15
Sep 24 2024 : Guest 107: 14/15
Sep 20 2024 : Guest 82: 9/15

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the full name of the narrator?

Answer: John Tyree

The narrator and main character's full name is John Tyree. Since he has a boring life, he decides to join the army. While on leave back home in Wilmington, North Carolina, he meets a girl and falls in love with her.
2. What is the middle name of the girl that John falls in love with?

Answer: Lynn

John falls in love with Savannah Lynn Curtis, while on leave in Wilmington, North Carolina. Their relationship is what the whole novel is based on.
3. Where does Savannah go to school?

Answer: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

She goes to UNC, Chapel Hill, to get her degree in special education. John visits her there on his second leave.
4. What illness does Savannah think John's father has?

Answer: Asperger's

Savannah thinks that John's father, who is always quiet, has no social life, and likes routine, has Asperger's disease. She gives John a book about it, and he is offended because she thinks that. As the story progresses, John comes to realize that she was right.
5. Who is Tim's brother?

Answer: Alan

Alan is Tim's younger brother, who has autism. Tim has always taken very good care of him, and Alan looks up to Tim very much.
6. Who does Savannah eventually marry?

Answer: Tim

Contrary to what most people think while reading the book, Savannah marries Tim. After John re-enlists in the Army after September 11, 2001, she becomes discouraged and realizes that Tim needs her, especially after the death of his parents and with taking care of Alan. Tim has always been like a big brother to her, and she has always loved him, and she just can't wait forever for John.
7. What does John's father collect?

Answer: coins

John's father has collected coins ever since his father (John's grandfather) got him started. When John was a boy, he and his father would travel around the country, looking for different and unique coins. When John's father dies, John finds the coin collection, worth many, many thousands of dollars, and sells it so that Tim can get special treatment for his life-threatening skin cancer.

He does this because he likes Tim, and he wants Savannah, his true love, to be happy.
8. Where is John stationed in the Army?

Answer: Germany

John is stationed in Germany. His home town, and where he meets Savannah, is Wilmington, and he had to fight in Kosovo and Baghdad.
9. How many children do John and Savannah have?

Answer: 0

John and Savannah never have any children anytime throughout this book. Although they did make love one time, they never got married or had any kids.
10. What was John's age when he met Savannah for the first time?

Answer: 23

When John first met Savannah in Wilmington, he was 23 years old and she was 21. John feels like he will always be 23 and Savannah will always be 21, because he loved that year with her so much.
11. John's mother is one of his biggest supporters throughout the novel.

Answer: False

John has never met his mother. Although his father never talked about her, John knew that his mother hadn't been prepared for motherhood, and left his father when John was less than a year old.
12. Where does John take Savannah on their first date?

Answer: Shrimp Shack

John takes Savannah to the Shrimp Shack, his favorite restaraunt in Wilmington. Although it is very run-down, it has delicious food. They eat cold peel-and-eat shrimp while they're there.
13. What is Savannah doing in Wilmington when she first meets John?

Answer: Building houses for Habitat for Humanity

Savannah is in Wilmington with Tim and other people from UNC, building two houses for Habitat for Humanity. She tells John that she has built houses for Habitat for Humanity during every summer for as long as she can remember.
14. What item of Savannah's does John dive into the ocean to get?

Answer: Her purse

When John first sees Savannah on the pier in Wilmington, she is there with a few of her friends. She sets her purse up on the railing, and one of her friends knocks it off into the water. She begins to panic, because all of her money for the trip is in that purse, but none of her friends are willing to jump in to get it. John dives in to get it, and brings it back to shore.

They walk back to her beach house together, and they begin to fall in love at that moment.
15. What is the name of Savannah's favorite horse?

Answer: Midas

Savannah's favorite horse is Midas, a brown Arabian horse with white socks. One of her favorite activities is horseback riding, and she does it a lot on her parents' North Carolina farm. She moves her horse with her when she and Tim get married and move into his parents' house, since they were killed in a car accident.
Source: Author HappyDaysFan

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