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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children does Deanna have?
(a) None.
(b) 3 children.
(c) 1 child.
(d) 2 children.

2. When Theresa returns to the Cape, how long had it been since the events began?
(a) More than a year.
(b) More than a year and a half.
(c) More than two years.
(d) About six months.

3. According to the Prologue, why have messages in bottles been used for hundreds of years?
(a) To communicate between countries.
(b) They help boats find their way home.
(c) To track ocean currents and send messages.
(d) To send birth records across the Atlantic.

4. What newspaper does Theresa Osborne work for as a columnist?
(a) The Boston Herald.
(b) The Boston Review.
(c) The Boston Times.
(d) The Boston Globe.

5. What is Theresa working on when she receives the phone call the day after the message is published?
(a) Her planning meeting with her boss.
(b) Her interview for a new column.
(c) Her newest piece for her column.
(d) Her follow-up to the message.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Theresa find when she stops to put her shoes back on?

2. Why does Chapter 1 open with Theresa returning to the beach where she found the message?

3. Where did David, Theresa's ex-husband, move after their divorce?

4. What does Theresa Osborne struggle to balance in her life?

5. What does Deanna promise if they publish the message?

(see the answer key)

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