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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Theresa decide to do about the message?
(a) To rewrite the message before publishing it.
(b) To keep the message hidden from Deanna and Brian.
(c) To publish it.
(d) To find the person who wrote it before publishing it.

2. What does Theresa plan to do to indulge herself during her week at Cape Cod?
(a) Spend time reading on the beach.
(b) Work on writing her book.
(c) Spend time at the beach alone, read, and go shopping.
(d) Eat out at restaurants and go to dance clubs.

3. What does Deanna say to convince Theresa to publish the column?
(a) That she would fire Theresa if she didn't let her publish it.
(b) That men in the country had the obligation to see how romantic a man could be.
(c) That they could find the person who wrote the message by publishing it.
(d) That women in the country had the right to see how romantic a man could be.

4. What does Theresa grieve about during in Chapter 1?
(a) The loss of her job and financial security.
(b) The loss of a friend.
(c) The loss of love and intimacy in her life.
(d) The absence of her son.

5. When Theresa returns to the Cape, how long had it been since the events began?
(a) More than a year.
(b) More than a year and a half.
(c) About six months.
(d) More than two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Theresa show Deanna when Deanna finds her crying?

2. Upon finding a message similar to the one she found in the bottle, what does Theresa fantasize about?

3. Which of the following themes are introduced in Chapter 1 of "Message in a Bottle?"

4. Why does Theresa feel lonely?

5. In the Prologue, what tale does the author introduce about a sailor?

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