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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, how long had it been since Theresa and David's separation and divorce?
(a) Theresa and David separated for one year and divorced for two years.
(b) Theresa and David separated for two years and divorced for three years.
(c) Theresa and David separated for one year and divorced for three years.
(d) Theresa and David separated for two years and divorced for one year.

3. When Theresa returns to the Cape, how long had it been since the events began?
(a) More than two years.
(b) More than a year.
(c) About six months.
(d) More than a year and a half.

4. What changes in David's life after their divorce?
(a) David found religion and then lost his wife, Annette, in a car accident.
(b) David and Annette fought frequently about Kevin, David's son from his marriage with Theresa.
(c) David found religion and started a new family with his wife, Annette.
(d) David and Annette adopted a child together.

5. When Garrett puts a message in the bottle, how far does it travel from its original destination?
(a) Over 600 miles.
(b) Over 700 miles.
(c) Over 400 miles.
(d) Over 500 miles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Upon finding a message similar to the one she found in the bottle, what does Theresa fantasize about?

3. What does Deanna say to convince Theresa to publish the column?

4. When Theresa is in on the beach in Chapter 1, what does she look over?

5. What does the woman claim who calls Theresa the day following the publication of the message?

(see the answer key)

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