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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 Kevin do after his first dinner with Garrett and Theresa?

2. What does Garrett call to say to Theresa at the start of Chapter 10?

3. What does Garrett think about in Chapter 9?

4. What does Theresa do inside the house while Garrett cooks the meat during their third date?

5. What elements of Boston prove overwhelming for Garrett?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Garrett's father visit him in his shop at the start of Chapter 10?

2. What does Garrett fail to do the night his father visits him?

3. What is Garrett's fate?

4. What does Garrett find in Theresa's apartment and how does he react?

5. How does the relationship between Theresa and Garrett evolve in Chapter 8?

6. What is the message in Garrett's dream at the end of Chapter 9?

7. How does the diving lesson go for Kevin and Theresa?

8. How is Garrett's first trip to Boston?

9. Why do you think Garrett leaves the bedroom in the middle of the first night Theresa spends at his home ?

10. How does Theresa react when Garrett proposes she moves to Wilmington?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the characters of Theresa and Garrett from the beginning of the story to the end. How does each character develop? Do they develop positive or negative characteristics? Do they help one another overcome their previous loss or hinder one another from moving on? Use the book to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Compare Theresa's loss of intimacy with Garrett's loss of Catherine. Discuss how loss affects their characters and brings them together. Provide examples from the book to support your discussion.

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