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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following themes are introduced in Chapter 1 of "Message in a Bottle?"
(a) Loss.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Desperation.
(d) Bitterness.

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

3. What does Theresa decide to do about the message?
(a) To publish it.
(b) To keep the message hidden from Deanna and Brian.
(c) To rewrite the message before publishing it.
(d) To find the person who wrote it before publishing it.

4. How does Theresa feel towards Deanna?
(a) Theresa resents Deanna.
(b) Theresa loves and trusts Deanna.
(c) Theresa does not trust Deanna's opinions.
(d) Theresa believes in their friendship.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days does it take from the time of Theresa's research to the discovery of a third letter?

2. How would the message act as a way of encouragement according to Deanna?

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

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

5. What is Theresa working on when she receives the phone call the day after the message is published?

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