Message in a Bottle Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Nicholas Sparks (author)
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 153 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Message in a Bottle Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Nicholas Sparks (author)
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 153 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 is Theresa working on when she receives the phone call the day after the message is published?
(a) Her newest piece for her column.
(b) Her interview for a new column.
(c) Her follow-up to the message.
(d) Her planning meeting with her boss.

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

3. What does Garrett work on most of the morning following his date with Theresa?
(a) He does not work.
(b) Cleaning his boat.
(c) He works in the shop.
(d) His boat's engine.

4. In Chapter 1, on a cold December day, where does Theresa Osborne arrive?
(a) Cape Cod.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York City.
(d) Plymouth.

5. What city does Theresa embark from when she goes to find Garrett?
(a) Williamsburg.
(b) Happenstance.
(c) Cape Cod.
(d) Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Garrett find himself thinking about during his first date with Theresa?

2. In Chapter 7, with whom does Garrett have breakfast?

3. When Theresa returns to the Cape, how long had it been since the events began?

4. What does Theresa do while wandering around Wilmington for the first time?

5. What does Theresa plan to do to indulge herself during her week at Cape Cod?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What story did the prologue reveal about messages in bottles?

3. What were the two main uses of messages in a bottle throughout the years?

4. How does Theresa identify Garrett?

5. Why is Theresa lonely, the summer she found the bottle?

6. Why does Theresa want to write an introduction to the message?

7. Which of Theresa's greatest fears does Garrett relieve in the restaurant?

8. Why did Theresa divorce David and what happened with him afterward?

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

10. Do you think removing information to identify who wrote the letter makes the moral ambiguity disappear?

(see the answer keys)

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