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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Garrett think about when preparing for his first voyage with Theresa?
(a) What to prepare.
(b) Catherine.
(c) His dad.
(d) Theresa.

2. After he learns that Theresa has never gone sailing, what does Garrett suggest?
(a) That she go sailing with him on Happenstance that evening.
(b) That she go sailing with him and Catherine.
(c) That she take a boating class.
(d) That she go sailing with him that morning.

3. What does the person want who called Garrett the day following his first date with Theresa?
(a) Help at the shop.
(b) A jacket left on the dock.
(c) A jacket left on Happenstance.
(d) A copy of an invoice.

4. What does Theresa discover during her research on messages in bottles?
(a) The address of the author.
(b) The third letter was a hoax.
(c) A third letter written by Garrett.
(d) That the second letter was a hoax.

5. Why does Chapter 1 open with Theresa returning to the beach where she found the message?
(a) To make the reader sad over the message.
(b) To make the reader feel lonely.
(c) To make the reader want to know more about Theresa's love life.
(d) To make the reader anxious to find out what happens and to suggest it changes her life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Garrett's full name?

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

3. When Theresa and Garrett see each other for their second date, what does Theresa tell him about?

4. During Theresa's previous trip to the beach, what was Theresa's relationship status?

5. How does Deanna treat Theresa?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Theresa want to put everything aside after finding the second message?

3. Why was Theresa in Cape Cod during the summer prior to the beginning of the story?

4. How does Theresa find out about the third message?

5. How does Theresa make contact with Garrett?

6. Where is Theresa at the start of the book, and why is she there?

7. Why does Theresa think publishing the letter is morally wrong?

8. How long does it take for Deanna to convince Theresa to publish the message?

9. How did Catherine die?

10. What advice does Jeb gave Garrett concerning his long grieving?

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