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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. How many times do Garrett and Theresa see each other over the month following his trip to Boston?

2. What does Theresa write to Garrett in Chapter 13?

3. What do Garrett and Theresa share after dinner during their third date?

4. What does Deanna want to do with Theresa the day following her return from her first trip to Wilmington?

5. What does Garrett's dad suggest to him concerning the dream Garrett has in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who do you think Theresa is in love with at the end of Chapter 9, the Garrett from the letter or the Garrett she met?

2. Why does Theresa break off her relationship with Garrett?

3. Who visits Garrett after he comes back from Boston?

4. How does Garrett win over Kevin when they finally meet?

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

6. What happens the last night Theresa is in Wilmington?

7. What lesson ddoes Theresa learn at the end of Chapter 11?

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

9. Why is Garrett rethinking his relationship with Theresa after Thanksgiving?

10. What are Garrett's and Theresa's feeling toward each other at the end of Chapter 9 ?

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

Do you think Theresa is a hopeless romantic or a woman anchored in reality? Make sure you consider how she is in the beginning of the book and the changes in her character after finding the letters and subsequently finding Garrett. Use references from the book to build your argument.

Essay Topic 3

In "Message in a Bottle," the setting is used to add conflict in the relationship between Theresa and Garrett. Discuss the separation Theresa and Garrett face, as well as the impact on each character. How does having two settings create conflict? Provide examples and quotes from the story to support your discussion.

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