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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, with whom does Garrett have breakfast?
(a) Jeb.
(b) Alone.
(c) Theresa.
(d) A coworker.

2. In the Prologue, what tale does the author introduce about a sailor?
(a) A shipwrecked sailor sent a message in a bottle to detail his whereabouts, but the bottle was not found.
(b) The author does not include any stories about shipwrecked sailors in the prologue.
(c) A shipwrecked sailor sent a message in a bottle that turned up at his birthplace a hundred years later.
(d) A shipwrecked sailor sent a message in a bottle that went to another country before being sent to his hometown.

3. How does Theresa receive a copy of the second message?
(a) By e-mail.
(b) By courier.
(c) By mail.
(d) By fax.

4. What does Theresa notice when she stands in front of Happenstance for the first time?
(a) That the boat seems damaged.
(b) That the boat was re-named Catherine.
(c) That the dock is unsteady.
(d) That a man is watching her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person want who called Garrett the day following his first date with Theresa?

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

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

4. What does Theresa offer when she accepts Garrett's proposal on the dock the first time they meet?

5. What is Theresa working on when she receives the phone call the day after the message is published?

(see the answer key)

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