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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 letter in a package.
(d) A bottle in the sand.

3. What does Theresa do to relax and think about the decision whether or not to let Deanna publish the message?
(a) Go to the beach.
(b) Go shopping.
(c) Go for a walk.
(d) Go out to eat.

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

5. What does Garrett think about when preparing for his first voyage with Theresa?
(a) What to prepare.
(b) Catherine.
(c) His dad.
(d) Theresa.

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

7. When did Garrett and Catherine reconnect after losing touch?
(a) After Garrett returned from a big city.
(b) After he finished college.
(c) After Garrett returned from summer vacation.
(d) They saw each other again, but did not reconnect.

8. What is Garrett not bothered about while on his second date with Theresa?
(a) Theresa already has a child.
(b) Theresa was married before.
(c) Theresa found the messages.
(d) Theresa asked him to dinner.

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

10. What does Garrett own that was mentioned in the letters Theresa found?
(a) A local newspaper.
(b) A portion of Wilmington.
(c) A sailing vessel named Happenstance.
(d) Nothing that Garrett owns is mentioned in the letters.

11. What does Theresa Osborne struggle to balance in her life?
(a) Work and dating.
(b) Marriage, motherhood, and work.
(c) Dating and motherhood.
(d) Work, motherhood, and dating.

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

13. In Chapter 1, how long had it been since Theresa and David's separation and divorce?
(a) Theresa and David separated for two years and divorced for three years.
(b) Theresa and David separated for one year and divorced for two years.
(c) Theresa and David separated for two years and divorced for one year.
(d) Theresa and David separated for one year and divorced for three years.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following themes are introduced in Chapter 1 of "Message in a Bottle?"

2. What does Theresa discover during her research on messages in bottles?

3. What happened after Garrett and Catherine reconnected?

4. In the Prologue, what tale does the author introduce about a sailor?

5. What does Garrett do when Theresa arrives for their first date?

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