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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Garrett find himself thinking about during his first date with Theresa?
(a) His promise to remain celibate if Catherine died.
(b) His promise to date if Catherine died.
(c) His promise to re-marry if Catherine died.
(d) His promise to forget Catherine ever existed.

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

3. In Chapter 1, on a cold December day, where does Theresa Osborne arrive?
(a) New York City.
(b) Boston.
(c) Plymouth.
(d) Cape Cod.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does the woman claim who calls Theresa the day following the publication of the message?
(a) To have a message written by the woman to the man.
(b) To have a letter written by the same man who wrote the published message.
(c) To be upset over the publication of the first message.
(d) To have knowledge of the identification of the man.

11. What does Theresa find inside of the item she finds when stopping to tie her shoe?
(a) The bottle is empty.
(b) Photographs.
(c) A touching love letter.
(d) Sand.

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

13. What in the messages leads Theresa and Deanna to discover Garrett's whereabouts?
(a) Learning the name of the address by looking at companies that make the bottle the message was in.
(b) Learning the name of a dive shop and calling dive shops in the Wilmington area.
(c) Learning the name of Garrett and going to Wilmington.
(d) Learning the name of his wife and looking up obituaries.

14. Why did Theresa's marriage end?
(a) Theresa's husband was cheating on her.
(b) Theresa was cheating on her husband.
(c) Theresa wanted to move and begin writing for a new newspaper.
(d) Theresa's husband passed away.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Garrett puts a message in the bottle, how far does it travel from its original destination?

2. How many children does Deanna have?

3. Why does Theresa feel lonely?

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

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

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