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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ruined Billy Tyne's marriage to his wife, Jodi?
(a) His excessive gambling at the local taverns.
(b) Fishing took over his life.
(c) His excessive drinking.
(d) He had an affair with Bobby's sister, Mary Anne Shatford and Jodi found out about it.

2. "The Perfect Storm" is a mixture of literature and what other type of narrative?
(a) Testimonial.
(b) Historical.
(c) Journalistic reporting.
(d) Editorial.

3. What is one of the key questions that Junger asks himself in relation to the men aboard the ill-fated mackerel schooner?
(a) "Do they cry?"
(b) "What did they do with the mackerel that they had caught?"
(c) "Did they try to get help from neighboring schooners?
(d) "Did they ever make it back home?

4. Which of the taverns listed is located around the fishing village from which the Andrea Gail sets sail?
(a) "The Red Tavern".
(b) "The Aqua Tavern".
(c) "The Green Tavern".
(d) "The Blue Tavern".

5. Who is in charge of sailing the Satori?
(a) Ray Leonard.
(b) Howard Blackburn.
(c) Bob Brown.
(d) Charlie Reed.

6. What type of basis does Sebastian Junger strive toward maintaining throughout his writing of "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Fantasy basis.
(b) Surreal basis.
(c) Religious basis.
(d) Factual basis.

7. What type of boat is the note writer in Chapter One aboard?
(a) A dinghy.
(b) A schooner.
(c) A ketch.
(d) A pontoon.

8. Who is the captain of the Hannah Bolen?
(a) Charlie Reed.
(b) Bob Brown.
(c) Linda Greenlaw.
(d) Albert Johnston.

9. Aboard the Andrea Gail, Billy Tyne shares quarters with which of the following?
(a) No one.
(b) Alfred Pierre.
(c) Sully Sullivan.
(d) Bobby Shatford.

10. What type of refuge are the taverns around the fishing village in "The Perfect Storm" known to serve as for local fishermen?
(a) Homes away from home.
(b) Orphanages.
(c) Community centers.
(d) Support group meeting places.

11. What group, if any, provides Sebastian Junger with the basis upon which he creates the tragedy that strikes the Andrea Gail?
(a) The United States Coast Guard which grants Junger access to a collection of incident reports detailing ship disasters in the same area where disaster hits the Andrea Gail.
(b) Support group comprised of family members who lost loved ones aboard the Andrea Gail.
(c) Local fishermen who have survived similar storms.
(d) No group. Sebastian Junger creates the events surrounding the tragedy that struck aboard the Andrea Gail.

12. What is Andrea Gail crew member "Sully" Sullivan's real given name?
(a) Dale.
(b) Daryl.
(c) Austin.
(d) Mark.

13. According to Junger, what type of shark can bite a man's leg off even after you cut off its head?
(a) Nurse Shark.
(b) Great White Shark.
(c) Thrasher Shark.
(d) Mako shark.

14. What is the name of the fishing village where the dock from which the Andrea Gail sets sail is located?
(a) Worcester.
(b) Gloucester.
(c) Belfast.
(d) Aransas.

15. Whose version is used as a basis for the description of the tragedy that takes place aboard the Andrea Gail during "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Skipper Ray Leonard's version.
(b) Crewman Michael Moran's version.
(c) Captain Linda Greenlaw's version.
(d) Author Sebastian Junger's version.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is an information source whom Junger uses to write "The Perfect Storm"?

2. What is the length of the Andrea Gail?

3. What does the disaster that strikes the vessel from which the note in a bottle originates do in relation to the disaster that takes place aboard the Andrea Gail?

4. In retrospect, what is the best label to attach to Junger's narrative in "The Perfect Storm"?

5. What is the theme of the book that is also the theme of Chapter 2?

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