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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Theresa get a copy of the letter discussed in the article she found online?
(a) She steals a copy.
(b) She blackmails the person.
(c) She asks politely.
(d) She buys it.

3. What does Garrett do when helping the caller the day following his first date with Theresa?
(a) Asks Theresa to lunch.
(b) Asks an employee to lunch.
(c) Asks Deanna to dinner.
(d) Asks Jeb to lunch.

4. Upon finding a message similar to the one she found in the bottle, what does Theresa fantasize about?
(a) She fantasizes about finding her soul mate.
(b) She fantasizes about the author of the letters and meeting a man capable of romance and love.
(c) She fantasizes about David.
(d) She tells herself that she will never find such love.

5. 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.

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

7. What city does Theresa embark from when she goes to find Garrett?
(a) Boston.
(b) Cape Cod.
(c) Williamsburg.
(d) Happenstance.

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

9. What happened after Garrett and Catherine reconnected?
(a) They became friends, but Catherine did not love him back.
(b) They became inseparable and married soon after.
(c) They avoided one another.
(d) They dated for a few years before marrying.

10. Why does Theresa feel lonely?
(a) She misses Kevin, her son while he visits David.
(b) She feels lonely when not around her co-workers.
(c) She misses her marriage with her ex-husband, David.
(d) She finds few men want a relationship with a woman who has children.

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

12. What do Theresa and Deanna do together with the three messages Theresa found?
(a) They publish them as a series before doing anything.
(b) Try to find other messages in a bottle.
(c) Try to find out who Catherine is.
(d) Try to find out where Garrett may live.

13. Where is Theresa at the start of the book?
(a) At her apartment.
(b) On a beach.
(c) At work.
(d) Boston.

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. What does Garrett work on most of the morning following his date with Theresa?
(a) His boat's engine.
(b) Cleaning his boat.
(c) He does not work.
(d) He works in the shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person want who called Garrett the day following his first date with Theresa?

2. When did Garrett and Catherine reconnect after losing touch?

3. Who books the flight to Wilmington for Theresa the first time she wants to go to Wilmington?

4. What does Garrett feel pushed to do by his host the day after his first date with Theresa, even though he refuses?

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

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