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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 show Deanna when Deanna finds her crying?

2. What does Garrett think about when preparing for his first voyage with Theresa?

3. What information do Garrett and Theresa exchange at the end of their first date?

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

5. What does Theresa offer when she accepts Garrett's proposal on the dock the first time they meet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Deanna try to convince Theresa to find Garrett?

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

6. How does Theresa identify Garrett?

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

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

9. What surprises await Theresa when she returns to work on Monday following the publication of the message?

10. How did Garrett and Catherine meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Why is Theresa so eager to get a commitment from Garrett even after such a short amount of time? Do you think her reading the letters cloud her judgment toward Garrett? Whom do you think Theresa wants the commitment with: the Garrett of the letters or the man she just met? Use the novel to support your statements.

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