1. Why does Chapter 1 open with Theresa returning to the beach where she found the message?
(a) To make the reader anxious to find out what happens and to suggest it changes her life.
(b) To make the reader sad over the message.
(c) To make the reader want to know more about Theresa's love life.
(d) To make the reader feel lonely.

2. What does the author imply about messages in bottles?
(a) There is something superstitious about messages in bottles.
(b) People should not put messages in bottles.
(c) There is something mystical about messages in bottles.
(d) Messages in bottles should not be read.

3. In the Prologue, what tale does the author introduce about a sailor?
(a) A shipwrecked sailor sent a message in a bottle that went to another country before being sent to his hometown.
(b) The author does not include any stories about shipwrecked sailors in the prologue.
(c) A shipwrecked sailor sent a message in a bottle that turned up at his birthplace a hundred years later.
(d) A shipwrecked sailor sent a message in a bottle to detail his whereabouts, but the bottle was not found.

4. How does Theresa feel when she reads the third message she acquired?
(a) Angered because the author of the article forged the message.
(b) Sad because the messages do not have the same author.
(c) Happy that it does not have the same author.
(d) Happy that it is from the same author.

5. Where does Deanna find Theresa crying?
(a) At the office where they work.
(b) At the beach at Cape Cod.
(c) At the house they share.
(d) At dinner with Brian.