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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Theresa feel lonely?
(a) She finds few men want a relationship with a woman who has children.
(b) She misses her marriage with her ex-husband, David.
(c) She misses Kevin, her son while he visits David.
(d) She feels lonely when not around her co-workers.

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

4. How would the message act as a way of encouragement according to Deanna?
(a) It would encourage men to love women in the way in which they deserve.
(b) It would encourage women who struggle when trying to find a good man who could love them the way in which they deserve.
(c) It would encourage men to act as a good man when finding the right woman.
(d) It would encourage women to find the writer of the message.

5. What is Theresa working on when she receives the phone call the day after the message is published?
(a) Her planning meeting with her boss.
(b) Her newest piece for her column.
(c) Her follow-up to the message.
(d) Her interview for a new column.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author imply about messages in bottles?

2. What does Brian admit to at dinner the evening after Theresa finds the message?

3. Where did David, Theresa's ex-husband, move after their divorce?

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

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

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