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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 days does it take from the time of Theresa's research to the discovery of a third letter?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 7 days.
(d) 4 days.

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

3. What does the woman claim who calls Theresa the day following the publication of the message?
(a) To have a letter written by the same man who wrote the published message.
(b) To be upset over the publication of the first message.
(c) To have knowledge of the identification of the man.
(d) To have a message written by the woman to the man.

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

5. How does Deanna treat Theresa?
(a) Like an enemy.
(b) Like a subordinate.
(c) Like her daughter.
(d) Like a friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises Theresa when she returns to the office the Monday following the publication of the message?

2. What excited Theresa about finding the message in the bottle?

3. What newspaper does Theresa Osborne work for as a columnist?

4. Why does Theresa feel lonely?

5. During Theresa's previous trip to the beach, what was Theresa's relationship status?

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