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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did David, Theresa's ex-husband, move after their divorce?
(a) New York.
(b) Florida.
(c) California.
(d) Outside Boston.

2. What surprises Theresa when she returns to the office the Monday following the publication of the message?
(a) The number of newspapers sold that featured the column.
(b) A large volume of mail.
(c) The number of unsold newspapers.
(d) Her co-workers' response over the column.

3. What does Theresa plan to do to indulge herself during her week at Cape Cod?
(a) Spend time at the beach alone, read, and go shopping.
(b) Work on writing her book.
(c) Eat out at restaurants and go to dance clubs.
(d) Spend time reading on the beach.

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

5. How does Theresa receive a copy of the second message?
(a) By mail.
(b) By fax.
(c) By courier.
(d) By e-mail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Theresa find inside of the item she finds when stopping to tie her shoe?

2. Where is Theresa at the start of the book?

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

4. What does Theresa decide to do about the message?

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

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