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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Theresa find inside of the item she finds when stopping to tie her shoe?
2. Why does Chapter 1 open with Theresa returning to the beach where she found the message?
3. What does Deanna say to convince Theresa to publish the column?
4. In Chapter 1, on a cold December day, where does Theresa Osborne arrive?
5. What city does Theresa embark from when she goes to find Garrett?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reasons does Theresa have for finding the man who wrote the messages?
2. What are Garrett feelings after inviting Theresa on board his boat?
3. What surprises await Theresa when she returns to work on Monday following the publication of the message?
4. What is Theresa's plan when she arrives in Wilmington?
5. How does Theresa identify Garrett?
6. Why was Theresa in Cape Cod during the summer prior to the beginning of the story?
7. What story did the prologue reveal about messages in bottles?
8. What is on Garrett's mind while showing Theresa the boat?
9. Why did Theresa divorce David and what happened with him afterward?
10. What was Theresa excited about before she read the message in the bottle she first found on the beach?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the first letter written by Garrett to Catherine, Garrett discusses his dream about her. Discuss the symbolism that dreams can carry and how the author uses dreams to deepen Garrett's character traits. Define symbolism in the essay and use examples from the text to support your statements.
Essay Topic 2
A prologue can often foreshadow events and their importance to the book and its characters. Take the prologue of "Message in a Bottle" and review the author's introduction to the history of bottles and messages, such as the story of the shipwrecked sailor. Does the prologue add or detract from the story line? Define foreshadowing and give examples from the book to support your statements.
Essay Topic 3
Why doesn't Theresa mention the letters when she first meets Garrett? Do you think their relationship could have evolved if she had? Do you think they would have moved as quickly? Support your discussion and opinions with quotes from the text and feel free to use secondary sources from well known critics.
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