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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 is Theresa at the start of the book?
(a) Boston.
(b) At her apartment.
(c) At work.
(d) On a beach.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Theresa returns to the Cape, how long had it been since the events began?

2. What changes in David's life after their divorce?

3. In the Prologue, what tale does the author introduce about a sailor?

4. In Chapter 1, on a cold December day, where does Theresa Osborne arrive?

5. What does Theresa discover upon reading the second message?

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