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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 children does Deanna have?
(a) 3 children.
(b) None.
(c) 2 children.
(d) 1 child.

2. What does Theresa show Deanna when Deanna finds her crying?
(a) The final divorce papers.
(b) The receipt from the hotel.
(c) The published column.
(d) The message from the bottle.

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

4. What does Deanna promise if they publish the message?
(a) To publish the entire story.
(b) To let Theresa approve the layout.
(c) To remove references to the location and not use names.
(d) To remove references to the location.

5. What does Theresa do while wandering around Wilmington for the first time?
(a) Introduces herself to strangers to find Garrett.
(b) Scans every male face and tries to guess which person is Garrett.
(c) Scans every woman and wonders who Catherine is.
(d) Holds a picture of him to try to find him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Theresa get a copy of the letter discussed in the article she found online?

3. What does Theresa realize when researching Wrightsville Beach?

4. When did Garrett and Catherine meet for the first time?

5. When walking on the beach during his second date with Theresa, what does Garrett ask her about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Theresa's greatest fear concerning Kevin and David's relationship?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Theresa identify Garrett?

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

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

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