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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 the author imply about messages in bottles?

2. What changes in David's life after their divorce?

3. What city does Theresa embark from when she goes to find Garrett?

4. What does Theresa discover during her research on messages in bottles?

5. Who books the flight to Wilmington for Theresa the first time she wants to go to Wilmington?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Garrett and Catherine meet?

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

3. How did Catherine die?

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

5. Why does Theresa want to put everything aside after finding the second message?

6. How do Garrett and Theresa meet the second time?

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

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

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

10. How long does it take for Deanna to convince Theresa to publish the message?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why flashbacks are used by Nicholas Sparks in "Message in a Bottle." Give examples of how they are used and to what purpose, as well as why Sparks may have chosen to use flashbacks instead of writing the book so that it started three years prior. Give examples from the book to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss Theresa's experience up until she meets and falls in love with Garrett. Discuss her desire to achieve balance in life, as well as her experience dating. How do her relationships with men, including David, affect her and develop her character traits simultaneously? Give textual support to strengthen your discussion.

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