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

2. Where did David, Theresa's ex-husband, move after their divorce?
(a) New York.
(b) Florida.
(c) Outside Boston.
(d) California.

3. What does Deanna believe when they see the piece in the newspaper the next morning?
(a) That it will make both of them famous.
(b) That the writer has probably died.
(c) That the writer of the letter will probably never see it.
(d) That it will be a hit with the readers.

4. What does the woman claim who calls Theresa the day following the publication of the message?
(a) To be upset over the publication of the first message.
(b) To have knowledge of the identification of the man.
(c) To have a letter written by the same man who wrote the published message.
(d) To have a message written by the woman to the man.

5. What does Theresa plan to do to indulge herself during her week at Cape Cod?
(a) Spend time at the beach alone, read, and go shopping.
(b) Spend time reading on the beach.
(c) Eat out at restaurants and go to dance clubs.
(d) Work on writing her book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Theresa realize when researching Wrightsville Beach?

2. When Theresa and Garrett see each other for their second date, what does Theresa tell him about?

3. What does Theresa find when she stops to put her shoes back on?

4. Which of the following themes are introduced in Chapter 1 of "Message in a Bottle?"

5. Why did Theresa's marriage end?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why did Theresa divorce David and what happened with him afterward?

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

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

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

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