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 continue sailing.
(c) They drop anchor and have dinner.
(d) They go back to the dock.

3. What does Theresa discover upon reading the second message?
(a) That it is from the same man.
(b) That it is from the woman.
(c) That it is fabricated.
(d) That it is not the same person.

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

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

6. Where did Garrett and Catherine run into each other upon his return to Wilmington?
(a) In Boston.
(b) At the dock.
(c) Cape Cod.
(d) Wrightsville Beach.

7. What does Deanna insist about Theresa's first trip to Wilmington?
(a) That Theresa should go and find out Catherine's identity before finding Garrett.
(b) That Theresa should go and put her curiosity to rest.
(c) That Theresa change her mind and stay.
(d) That Theresa should go and fall in love with Garrett.

8. What does Theresa decide to do about the message?
(a) To find the person who wrote it before publishing it.
(b) To rewrite the message before publishing it.
(c) To publish it.
(d) To keep the message hidden from Deanna and Brian.

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

10. What surprises Theresa when she returns to the office the Monday following the publication of the message?
(a) The number of newspapers sold that featured the column.
(b) Her co-workers' response over the column.
(c) A large volume of mail.
(d) The number of unsold newspapers.

11. What information do Garrett and Theresa exchange at the end of their first date?
(a) They exchange all of their contact information.
(b) They do not exchange any information.
(c) They exchange their phone numbers.
(d) They exchange their names.

12. Who books the flight to Wilmington for Theresa the first time she wants to go to Wilmington?
(a) Deanna.
(b) Theresa.
(c) Brian.
(d) Theresa's assistant.

13. What does Garrett feel pushed to do by his host the day after his first date with Theresa, even though he refuses?
(a) See Theresa again.
(b) Follow Theresa home.
(c) See Jeb again.
(d) Have a double date.

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

15. 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 sad over the message.
(c) To make the reader want to know more about Theresa's love life.
(d) To make the reader anxious to find out what happens and to suggest it changes her life.