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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What newspaper does Theresa Osborne work for as a columnist?
(a) The Boston Herald.
(b) The Boston Times.
(c) The Boston Review.
(d) The Boston Globe.

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. In the Prologue, what tale does the author introduce about a sailor?
(a) A shipwrecked sailor sent a message in a bottle to detail his whereabouts, but the bottle was not found.
(b) A shipwrecked sailor sent a message in a bottle that turned up at his birthplace a hundred years later.
(c) A shipwrecked sailor sent a message in a bottle that went to another country before being sent to his hometown.
(d) The author does not include any stories about shipwrecked sailors in the prologue.

4. What does Theresa discover during her research on messages in bottles?
(a) That the second letter was a hoax.
(b) A third letter written by Garrett.
(c) The third letter was a hoax.
(d) The address of the author.

5. How does Theresa feel when she reads the third message she acquired?
(a) Happy that it does not have the same author.
(b) Happy that it is from the same author.
(c) Angered because the author of the article forged the message.
(d) Sad because the messages do not have the same author.

6. 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 spends time with her son Kevin.
(c) She tries to find the writer of the message.
(d) She goes out on several dates.

7. What does Theresa offer when she accepts Garrett's proposal on the dock the first time they meet?
(a) To take him out to eat first.
(b) To bring wine.
(c) To bring dinner along.
(d) To interview him about his messages.

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

9. When did Garrett and Catherine meet for the first time?
(a) Teenagers.
(b) Adulthood
(c) Early childhood.
(d) Infancy.

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

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

12. When the course is set during their first voyage together, what does Garrett show Theresa?
(a) Maps of the area.
(b) How to steer the boat.
(c) The cabin.
(d) The landmarks in the area.

13. Where does Theresa head early in the morning following her arrival at Wilmington?
(a) A coffee shop.
(b) Garrett's home.
(c) Island Diving, Garrett's business.
(d) The local newspaper.

14. What does Deanna say to convince Theresa to publish the column?
(a) That she would fire Theresa if she didn't let her publish it.
(b) That men in the country had the obligation to see how romantic a man could be.
(c) That women in the country had the right to see how romantic a man could be.
(d) That they could find the person who wrote the message by publishing it.

15. How does Theresa feel towards Deanna?
(a) Theresa does not trust Deanna's opinions.
(b) Theresa believes in their friendship.
(c) Theresa resents Deanna.
(d) Theresa loves and trusts Deanna.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Theresa do to relax and think about the decision whether or not to let Deanna publish the message?

2. What does Garrett do when helping the caller the day following his first date with Theresa?

3. Why is Theresa disappointed when searching for Garrett?

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

5. What does Theresa grieve about during in Chapter 1?

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