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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 the nature of the relationship between Theresa and Deanna?
(a) Deanna is Theresa's friend.
(b) Deanna is Theresa's boss.
(c) Deanna is Theresa's friend and editor.
(d) Deanna is Theresa's relative.

2. What does Theresa discover during her research on messages in bottles?
(a) A third letter written by Garrett.
(b) The third letter was a hoax.
(c) The address of the author.
(d) That the second letter was a hoax.

3. 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.

4. What does Garrett do when Theresa arrives for their first date?
(a) He suggests that they take the boat out later.
(b) He takes the boat on the ocean.
(c) He suggests they should go up river.
(d) He suggests they eat before going out on the ocean.

5. When Garrett puts a message in the bottle, how far does it travel from its original destination?
(a) Over 500 miles.
(b) Over 400 miles.
(c) Over 700 miles.
(d) Over 600 miles.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When Theresa is in on the beach in Chapter 1, what does she look over?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Garrett and Catherine meet?

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

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

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

5. Why does Theresa think publishing the letter is morally wrong?

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

7. What do Garrett and his dad have in common?

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

9. What are Garrett feelings after inviting Theresa on board his boat?

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

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