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Message in a Bottle Trivia Quiz

Is it possible to have read "Message in a Bottle" by Nicholas Sparks without bawling? I didn't think so. Here's a very basic quiz on the book. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by altogeek. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
altogeek

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
190,890

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
777

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Theresa Osborne, the main character of this book, had an 11-year-old son. What was his name? Hint

Joey

Kevin

Jeb

Mark

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the restaurant where Garrett and Theresa had their first official date? Hint

Hank's

Happenstance

Wilmington Eatery

Doug's Seafood

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Question 3 of 10

3. Garrett and Theresa had both lost someone they loved.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. What personal item did Theresa leave on Happenstance after she went sailing with Garrett for the first time? Hint

her camera

her sweatshirt

her jacket

her basket

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Question 5 of 10

5. Theresa agreed to move to Wilmington to be close to Garrett.

Yes

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Question 6 of 10

6. What did Garrett and his friends do in college after drinking which he was ashamed of later in life? Hint

spray painted "Garrett loves Catharine" on a brick wall

displayed innapropriate signs on their dorm room doors

unscrewed and took all the Christmas lights from an entire street

commandeered a yacht from the marina and took it for a joyride

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Question 7 of 10

7. Theresa went down to Wilmington because she was persuaded to find the man who wrote the letters by her sister Deanna, a housewife and a hopeless romantic.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where did Theresa find the first bottle? Hint

Cape Cod

Wilmington, North Carolina

Wrightsville Beach

Miami

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many years were Garrett and Catharine married? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. After Garrett's death, Theresa wanted nothing to do with his father.

Yes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Theresa Osborne, the main character of this book, had an 11-year-old son. What was his name?

Answer: Kevin

Kevin is very into soccer and, after meeting Garrett, diving.

2. What is the name of the restaurant where Garrett and Theresa had their first official date?

Answer: Hank's

Hanks is a small, crowded restaurant which is very informal, but "the food is fresh, and the view is out of this world."

3. Garrett and Theresa had both lost someone they loved.

Answer: True

Garrett was struggling to accept the death of Catherine, while Theresa's husband, David, was unfaithful to her. Later on, she loses Garrett, whom she loved even more than David.

4. What personal item did Theresa leave on Happenstance after she went sailing with Garrett for the first time?

Answer: her jacket

"Theresa walked to the stern to get the basket and her jacket, then stopped. Thinking for a moment, she picked up the basket, but instead of grabbing her jacket, she pushed it partway under the seat cushion with her free hand."

5. Theresa agreed to move to Wilmington to be close to Garrett.

Answer: No

Theresa had absolutely NO incentive to move to Wilmington. In Boston, she had a blooming career, a network of friends, and a good school for Kevin.
In Garrett's last letter to Theresa, she finds out that he was planning to give up his life and dive shop in Wilmington and come to live in Boston so they could be together. Unfortunately, that was not meant to be.

6. What did Garrett and his friends do in college after drinking which he was ashamed of later in life?

Answer: unscrewed and took all the Christmas lights from an entire street

"It looked like the Grinch had come wandering down the street."

7. Theresa went down to Wilmington because she was persuaded to find the man who wrote the letters by her sister Deanna, a housewife and a hopeless romantic.

Answer: False

Deanna was her boss, not her sister, and she was the editor of the 'Boston Times' not a housewife.

8. Where did Theresa find the first bottle?

Answer: Cape Cod

She went down to the Cape with Deanna and her husband, Brian, for a vacation from her busy schedule. She was running on the beach one morning, trying to find some tranquility, when she found the bottle sticking out of the wet sand.

9. How many years were Garrett and Catharine married?

Answer: 6

They had been married six years when Catharine passed away.

10. After Garrett's death, Theresa wanted nothing to do with his father.

Answer: No

She and Jeb Blake became very close, reminiscing about Garrett's life and the wonderful person he had been.

Source: Author altogeek

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