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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 Theresa, Garrett, and Kevin do the day after the lessons?

2. Where do Garrett, Theresa, and Kevin go in the evening following their arrival in Wilmington?

3. Where does Garrett bring Theresa and Kevin to give them their first diving lesson?

4. What happens for the first time in Chapter 12?

5. What did Garrett want Theresa to know, sending her the correspondence he did?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the long distance relationship work for Garrett and Theresa?

2. Who visits Garrett after he comes back from Boston?

3. How does the diving lesson go for Kevin and Theresa?

4. Why does Garrett's father visit him in his shop at the start of Chapter 10?

5. What news did Catherine give Garrett shortly before her death?

6. What happens the last night Theresa is in Wilmington?

7. What are Garrett's and Theresa's feeling toward each other at the end of Chapter 9 ?

8. What message does the last bottle from Garrett contain?

9. What does Garrett fail to do the night his father visits him?

10. Who do you think Theresa is in love with at the end of Chapter 9, the Garrett from the letter or the Garrett she met?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the characters of Theresa and Garrett from the beginning of the story to the end. How does each character develop? Do they develop positive or negative characteristics? Do they help one another overcome their previous loss or hinder one another from moving on? Use the book to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Why is Theresa so eager to get a commitment from Garrett even after such a short amount of time? Do you think her reading the letters cloud her judgment toward Garrett? Whom do you think Theresa wants the commitment with: the Garrett of the letters or the man she just met? Use the novel to support your statements.

Essay Topic 3

In the first letter written by Garrett to Catherine, Garrett discusses his dream about her. Discuss the symbolism that dreams can carry and how the author uses dreams to deepen Garrett's character traits. Define symbolism in the essay and use examples from the text to support your statements.

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