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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 Garrett do the week after his third date with Theresa?

2. Upon his return to Wilmington, where does Garrett go so he can think in peace?

3. What does Theresa wonder after her fight with Garrett concerning their relationship's future?

4. What happens for the first time in Chapter 12?

5. On the return flight to Boston, what does Kevin ask?

Short Essay Questions

1. What message does the last bottle from Garrett contain?

2. How does the long distance relationship work for Garrett and Theresa?

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

4. What question does Kevin ask Theresa in the plane back to Boston?

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

6. What does Theresa do for lunch the day she receives flowers from Garrett?

7. 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?

8. What did Garrett do after his first night with Theresa?

9. What are Garrett's feelings after spending another weekend with Theresa?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Theresa introduces Kevin and Garrett when they go to Wilmington to visit for the weekend. Although she prepares her son, she may not have anticipated that Garrett remains plagued by memories of Catherine throughout their courtship and that Catherine was pregnant when she was killed. Does Kevin's relationship with Garrett add to the story or detract from it? Did the fact that Catherine was pregnant affect Garrett's relationship with Kevin? Support your statements with examples and quotes from the text.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The point of view of a story contributes to how information is told and what information is told in a story. In "Message in a Bottle," the story is told mostly through third person point of view. Discuss the differences between point of view and why the author may have chosen third person p.o.v. to tell this story. How does this point of view seem detrimental or beneficial to the story line? Use the text to support your opinions.

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