View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Theresa notice when she stands in front of Happenstance for the first time?
(a) That the dock is unsteady.
(b) That the boat seems damaged.
(c) That the boat was re-named Catherine.
(d) That a man is watching her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Chapter 1 open with Theresa returning to the beach where she found the message?

2. What excited Theresa about finding the message in the bottle?

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

4. What does Theresa grieve about during in Chapter 1?

5. Where is Theresa at the start of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Which of Theresa's greatest fears does Garrett relieve in the restaurant?

3. What story did the prologue reveal about messages in bottles?

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

5. What advice does Jeb gave Garrett concerning his long grieving?

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

7. What was Theresa excited about before she read the message in the bottle she first found on the beach?

8. Why does Deanna try to convince Theresa to find Garrett?

9. What is on Garrett's mind while showing Theresa the boat?

10. How did Garrett and Catherine meet?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 852 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample