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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. What is Theresa researching when she decides to look up messages in a bottle?
(a) The beach.
(b) Autism.
(c) Dating sites.
(d) New homes in Cape Cod.

2. What does the author imply about messages in bottles?
(a) People should not put messages in bottles.
(b) Messages in bottles should not be read.
(c) There is something mystical about messages in bottles.
(d) There is something superstitious about messages in bottles.

3. When Theresa and Garrett see each other for their second date, what does Theresa tell him about?
(a) Her job.
(b) Finding messages.
(c) Deanna.
(d) Kevin.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who calls when Garrett is going through paperwork the day following his first date with Theresa?

3. What does Theresa discover upon reading the second message?

4. How does Theresa feel towards Deanna?

5. What does Deanna say to convince Theresa to publish the column?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Catherine die?

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

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

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

5. Why is Theresa lonely, the summer she found the bottle?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Theresa want to put everything aside after finding the second message?

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