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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Theresa and Garrett agree to do after sailing for a while on their first date?
(a) They drop anchor and sight see.
(b) They drop anchor and have dinner.
(c) They go back to the dock.
(d) They continue sailing.

3. What is the breakfast conversation about between Garrett and his host the day after Garrett's first date with Theresa?
(a) Theresa.
(b) The boat.
(c) Jeb.
(d) The shop.

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

5. 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.

6. When walking on the beach during his second date with Theresa, what does Garrett ask her about?
(a) Wanting to date him.
(b) Missing Kevin.
(c) Seeing anyone.
(d) Missing David.

7. What do Garrett and Theresa do during dinner on their first date?
(a) They talk about their own stories.
(b) They do not talk much during dinner.
(c) They dance together on the boat.
(d) They argue about the messages.

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

9. After he learns that Theresa has never gone sailing, what does Garrett suggest?
(a) That she go sailing with him that morning.
(b) That she go sailing with him on Happenstance that evening.
(c) That she take a boating class.
(d) That she go sailing with him and Catherine.

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

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

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

13. How does Deanna treat Theresa?
(a) Like a subordinate.
(b) Like an enemy.
(c) Like her daughter.
(d) Like a friend.

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

15. How many children does Deanna have?
(a) 1 child.
(b) 3 children.
(c) None.
(d) 2 children.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Theresa decide to do about the message?

3. What does Garrett own that was mentioned in the letters Theresa found?

4. What in the messages leads Theresa and Deanna to discover Garrett's whereabouts?

5. What does Theresa find when she stops to put her shoes back on?

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