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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. Where is Theresa at the start of the book?

2. What does Brian admit to at dinner the evening after Theresa finds the message?

3. What sparks Theresa's curiosity during her research on messages in bottles?

4. What is Garrett's full name?

5. How does Theresa receive a copy of the second message?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Garrett and Theresa spend lunch and the afternoon?

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

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

4. How does Theresa identify Garrett?

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

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

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

8. Why did Theresa divorce David and what happened with him afterward?

9. How did Catherine die?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter One, Theresa is deeply affected when grieving the loss of intimacy and love in her life. Discuss how loneliness is developed throughout the novel and how it contributes to the telling of the story by tracing it through the use of quotes.

Essay Topic 2

Deanna is a character in the novel who acts as Theresa's friend and editor. Does Deanna's desire to protect Theresa affect her positively or negatively? Does Deanna act as an antagonist? Support your statements with examples and quotes from the text.

Essay Topic 3

The relationship between Garrett and Theresa goes quickly from a casual acquaintance to an intimate relationship. Why do you think Garrett, while still deeply in love with his late wife, chose to move so quickly? Make a parallel between Catherine and Theresa and the way both women went on the same date on the boat, using references from the text to support your discussion.

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