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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. Which of the following themes are introduced in Chapter 1 of "Message in a Bottle?"
(a) Desperation.
(b) Loss.
(c) Bitterness.
(d) Loneliness.

2. What does Theresa discover upon reading the second message?
(a) That it is fabricated.
(b) That it is from the woman.
(c) That it is not the same person.
(d) That it is from the same man.

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

4. What is Garrett's full name?
(a) Garrett Black.
(b) Garrett Blake.
(c) Garrett Bloom.
(d) Garret Blyke.

5. How long before the event of the book did Garrett's mother pass away?
(a) 20 years ago.
(b) 15 years ago.
(c) 25 years ago.
(d) 19 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Theresa disappointed when searching for Garrett?

2. What does Theresa find inside of the item she finds when stopping to tie her shoe?

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

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

5. What does Theresa do to relax and think about the decision whether or not to let Deanna publish the message?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Catherine die?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Theresa want to write an introduction to the message?

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