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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. During Theresa's previous trip to the beach, what was Theresa's relationship status?
(a) Happily married.
(b) Recently divorced and engaged.
(c) Recently divorced and having a difficult time finding someone to commit to a single mom with a child.
(d) Unhappily married and having an affair.

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

3. How would the message act as a way of encouragement according to Deanna?
(a) It would encourage men to love women in the way in which they deserve.
(b) It would encourage men to act as a good man when finding the right woman.
(c) It would encourage women to find the writer of the message.
(d) It would encourage women who struggle when trying to find a good man who could love them the way in which they deserve.

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

5. How does Theresa contact the author of the article on messages in bottles?
(a) She goes to meet him in person.
(b) She faxes him.
(c) She sends Deanna to speak with him.
(d) She calls him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Deanna have?

2. What is Theresa researching when she decides to look up messages in a bottle?

3. What happened after Garrett and Catherine reconnected?

4. What sparks Theresa's curiosity during her research on messages in bottles?

5. In Chapter 1, how long had it been since Theresa and David's separation and divorce?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Theresa go to after finding the third message and why?

2. Do you think removing information to identify who wrote the letter makes the moral ambiguity disappear?

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

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

5. Where does the letter come from and who determines the location from which it was sent?

6. Why does Theresa want to write an introduction to the message?

7. What clues did Theresa and Deanna find in the message?

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

9. What were the two main uses of messages in a bottle throughout the years?

10. How do Garrett and Theresa spend lunch and the afternoon?

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