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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Brian admit to at dinner the evening after Theresa finds the message?
(a) To being in love with Theresa.
(b) To reading the letter and stating that the beach is in North Carolina.
(c) To giving the letter to Deanna to publish.
(d) Brian does not admit to anything.

3. What changes in David's life after their divorce?
(a) David found religion and then lost his wife, Annette, in a car accident.
(b) David and Annette fought frequently about Kevin, David's son from his marriage with Theresa.
(c) David found religion and started a new family with his wife, Annette.
(d) David and Annette adopted a child together.

4. What does Deanna believe when they see the piece in the newspaper the next morning?
(a) That the writer has probably died.
(b) That it will be a hit with the readers.
(c) That the writer of the letter will probably never see it.
(d) That it will make both of them famous.

5. Why did Theresa's marriage end?
(a) Theresa was cheating on her husband.
(b) Theresa's husband was cheating on her.
(c) Theresa wanted to move and begin writing for a new newspaper.
(d) Theresa's husband passed away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises Theresa when she returns to the office the Monday following the publication of the message?

2. How does Deanna treat Theresa?

3. What does the author imply about messages in bottles?

4. What newspaper does Theresa Osborne work for as a columnist?

5. How many days does it take from the time of Theresa's research to the discovery of a third letter?

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