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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days does it take from the time of Theresa's research to the discovery of a third letter?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 7 days.
(d) 4 days.

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

3. Why does Chapter 1 open with Theresa returning to the beach where she found the message?
(a) To make the reader sad over the message.
(b) To make the reader feel lonely.
(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.

4. What is Garrett's father's name?
(a) Jack.
(b) Jeb.
(c) John.
(d) Jake.

5. Who calls when Garrett is going through paperwork the day following his first date with Theresa?
(a) An employee.
(b) Theresa.
(c) Deanna.
(d) Jeb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Theresa do while wandering around Wilmington for the first time?

2. What information do Garrett and Theresa exchange at the end of their first date?

3. How many children does Deanna have?

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

5. What surprises Theresa when she returns to the office the Monday following the publication of the message?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Theresa at the start of the book, and why is she there?

2. What surprises await Theresa when she returns to work on Monday following the publication of the message?

3. What are Garrett feelings after inviting Theresa on board his boat?

4. How do Garrett and Theresa meet the second time?

5. What is Theresa's plan when she arrives in Wilmington?

6. How does Theresa find out about the third message?

7. What reasons does Theresa have for finding the man who wrote the messages?

8. Why does Theresa think publishing the letter is morally wrong?

9. Why was Theresa in Cape Cod during the summer prior to the beginning of the story?

10. What do Garrett and his dad have in common?

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