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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is obvious about the man and woman in the message found by Theresa?
(a) That the man loves her deeply.
(b) That the man and woman were no longer in love.
(c) That neither the man nor woman knew what love meant.
(d) That the woman loved him deeply.

4. Why is Theresa pleased when she sees a newspaper article featuring Garrett at the bar?
(a) Garrett is a young man, in his thirties.
(b) Garrett is married.
(c) Garret no longer lives in the area.
(d) Garrett is a middle-aged man and too old for her.

5. How does Theresa contact the author of the article on messages in bottles?
(a) She calls him.
(b) She goes to meet him in person.
(c) She faxes him.
(d) She sends Deanna to speak with him.

6. What does Theresa do while wandering around Wilmington for the first time?
(a) Scans every woman and wonders who Catherine is.
(b) Scans every male face and tries to guess which person is Garrett.
(c) Holds a picture of him to try to find him.
(d) Introduces herself to strangers to find Garrett.

7. What does Deanna promise if they publish the message?
(a) To let Theresa approve the layout.
(b) To remove references to the location and not use names.
(c) To publish the entire story.
(d) To remove references to the location.

8. What does Theresa write to go along with the message?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A conclusion.
(c) An introduction.
(d) An analysis.

9. What does Theresa find when she stops to put her shoes back on?
(a) A bottle of pop.
(b) A lost locket with a picture inside.
(c) A bottle in the sand.
(d) A letter in a package.

10. What does Garrett think about while being with Theresa on his boat during their first date?
(a) His wife dying.
(b) Him and his wife sailing and having a romantic dinner.
(c) Taking Theresa out on the water was a mistake.
(d) He and his wife having breakfast on the boat.

11. How are the letters Theresa acquire addressed?
(a) To Catherine.
(b) To Catherine by Garrett.
(c) They do not have a name.
(d) By Garrett.

12. 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.

13. Why does Chapter 1 open with Theresa returning to the beach where she found the message?
(a) To make the reader feel lonely.
(b) To make the reader anxious to find out what happens and to suggest it changes her life.
(c) To make the reader sad over the message.
(d) To make the reader want to know more about Theresa's love life.

14. Who gives Theresa a clue about where to find Garrett in Wilmington?
(a) A newspaper boy.
(b) A store employee.
(c) A barista.
(d) A fisherman.

15. What is Garrett's full name?
(a) Garrett Black.
(b) Garret Blyke.
(c) Garrett Bloom.
(d) Garrett Blake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Garrett think about when preparing for his first voyage with Theresa?

2. When did Garrett and Catherine reconnect after losing touch?

3. What does Garrett feel pushed to do by his host the day after his first date with Theresa, even though he refuses?

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

5. What city does Theresa embark from when she goes to find Garrett?

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