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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Theresa show Deanna when Deanna finds her crying?
(a) The published column.
(b) The message from the bottle.
(c) The final divorce papers.
(d) The receipt from the hotel.

2. What does Theresa do before returning to work, the weekend after the message is published?
(a) She spends a quiet weekend alone at her apartment.
(b) She goes out on several dates.
(c) She tries to find the writer of the message.
(d) She spends time with her son Kevin.

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

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

5. How does Theresa react when Deanna presses her to publish the message?
(a) Theresa becomes reluctant and believes it is morally wrong.
(b) Theresa becomes angered and refuses to speak with Deanna.
(c) Theresa agrees to talk about it over dinner.
(d) Theresa agrees complacently.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Prologue, why have messages in bottles been used for hundreds of years?

2. What does Theresa realize when researching Wrightsville Beach?

3. What does Theresa plan to do to indulge herself during her week at Cape Cod?

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

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

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