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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the note found in a bottle in Chapter One, what parts of its boat of origin are missing?
(a) Cable and rudder.
(b) Yards and line.
(c) Mast and sail.
(d) Hatch lid and canvas.

2. Who aboard the Andrea Gail is able to survive "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) No one.
(b) Billy Tyne.
(c) Michael Moran.
(d) Alfred Pierre.

3. What type of activity does Junger engage in before being able to describe events that occur during "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Thoughts of a theoretical nature.
(b) Literary research.
(c) Guesswork.
(d) He interviews patrons of "The Crow's Nest".

4. How many men are aboard the boat upon which the note in a bottle is penned?
(a) Ten men.
(b) Twenty men.
(c) Twelve men.
(d) Fifteen men.

5. Based on its contents, what human emotion is conveyed in the note in a bottle found in Chapter One?
(a) Love.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Joy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of disaster strikes the boat from which the note in the bottle originates?

2. What information source does Sebastian Junger state that he uses for compiling the direct quotes alluded to characters in "The Perfect Storm" ?

3. What is it that the author(s) of the note found in a bottle in Chapter One ask for via the note?

4. What serves as Sebastian Junger's source for conversations that take place among characters in "The Perfect Storm"?

5. How many crew members have contributed to writing the note found in a bottle in Chapter One?

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