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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 does Garrett own that was mentioned in the letters Theresa found?
(a) Nothing that Garrett owns is mentioned in the letters.
(b) A portion of Wilmington.
(c) A sailing vessel named Happenstance.
(d) A local newspaper.

2. Why is Theresa pleased when she sees a newspaper article featuring Garrett at the bar?
(a) Garrett is married.
(b) Garret no longer lives in the area.
(c) Garrett is a middle-aged man and too old for her.
(d) Garrett is a young man, in his thirties.

3. What does Theresa decide to do about the message?
(a) To publish it.
(b) To find the person who wrote it before publishing it.
(c) To rewrite the message before publishing it.
(d) To keep the message hidden from Deanna and Brian.

4. What does Garrett think about when preparing for his first voyage with Theresa?
(a) What to prepare.
(b) His dad.
(c) Theresa.
(d) Catherine.

5. What does Brian admit to at dinner the evening after Theresa finds the message?
(a) To giving the letter to Deanna to publish.
(b) Brian does not admit to anything.
(c) To being in love with Theresa.
(d) To reading the letter and stating that the beach is in North Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Theresa feel towards Deanna?

3. Who gives Theresa a clue about where to find Garrett in Wilmington?

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

5. Where does Theresa head early in the morning following her arrival at Wilmington?

Short Essay Questions

1. How long does it take for Deanna to convince Theresa to publish the message?

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

3. How did Garrett and Catherine meet?

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

5. How did Catherine die?

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

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

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

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

10. What reasons does Theresa have for finding the man who wrote the messages?

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