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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 wonder after her fight with Garrett concerning their relationship's future?

2. What does Garrett announce to his father the day after Thanksgiving?

3. How does Garrett feel about Boston?

4. While he is with Theresa, beside his father, who else does Garrett tell he will be unavailable for the next few days?

5. When Kevin and Theresa arrive to Wilmington, how does Kevin feel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What news did Catherine give Garrett shortly before her death?

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

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

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

9. How is Theresa's career doing in Chapter 11?

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

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.

Essay Topic 2

"Message in a Bottle" expresses humanity's capacity for love and relationships, but love and life appear simultaneously in the novel, revealing the human condition and human frailty. Discuss the motif of love in "Message in a Bottle," analyzing how love can be both destructive and regenerating.

Essay Topic 3

After reading the "Message in a Bottle," look at the structure of the novel to analyze the development of the plot. Does the plot work? Does one complication lead to the next? Is the story arc smooth and include a rising action, climax, and resolution? Are subplots connected to the story distracting? Analyze the structure of the story and its circular structure in your discussion and use examples from the novel to support your discussion.

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