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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. In the Prologue, what tale does the author introduce about a sailor?
(a) A shipwrecked sailor sent a message in a bottle that turned up at his birthplace a hundred years later.
(b) A shipwrecked sailor sent a message in a bottle to detail his whereabouts, but the bottle was not found.
(c) A shipwrecked sailor sent a message in a bottle that went to another country before being sent to his hometown.
(d) The author does not include any stories about shipwrecked sailors in the prologue.

2. After he learns that Theresa has never gone sailing, what does Garrett suggest?
(a) That she go sailing with him on Happenstance that evening.
(b) That she take a boating class.
(c) That she go sailing with him that morning.
(d) That she go sailing with him and Catherine.

3. What does Theresa find inside of the item she finds when stopping to tie her shoe?
(a) A touching love letter.
(b) Sand.
(c) The bottle is empty.
(d) Photographs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Garrett feel pushed to do by his host the day after his first date with Theresa, even though he refuses?

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

3. When Theresa returns to the Cape, how long had it been since the events began?

4. What does Deanna promise if they publish the message?

5. How many children does Deanna have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Theresa make contact with Garrett?

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

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

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

6. How does Theresa identify Garrett?

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

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

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

10. How did Catherine die?

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