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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 the name of the vessel upon which it is established that the note in the bottle was written?
(a) The Dolan.
(b) The Atlantic Seafarer.
(c) The Falcon.
(d) The Wyeth.

2. The manner in which Sebastian Junger writes Chapter One makes it resemble what type of narrative source?
(a) A United States Coast Guard incident report.
(b) A dream or a memory.
(c) A verbatim account of verbal exchanges that he recorded between a couple of patrons at "The Crow's Nest".
(d) A series of verbal exchanges between Junger and a crew member whom he has interviewed.

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

4. According to weather reports, what type of foul weather condition is taking place in Bermuda?
(a) A series of severe thunderstorms.
(b) A hail storm accompanied by tornados.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) A typhoon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What can be considered the main contributing factor to the Andrea Gail succumbing to "The Perfect Storm"?

2. According to Junger, who were the first to invent long line boats?

3. In Chapter 1, off the coast of which state does a mackerel schooner's crew find a bottle with a note in it?

4. According to Junger, fishermen enter their profession via which of the following routes listed?

5. What does the captain of the Andrea Gail rely on to position his boat and crew away from dangerous storms at sea?

Short Essay Questions

1. There is a section in Chapter 4 of the book that Junger devotes to describing how Andrea Gail Captain, Billy Tyne, is having a bad fishing trip. What are some of the factors contributing to Tyne's bad trip status?

2. What is the value and mechanical status of the Andrea Gail as recorded between the late 1980's and the early 1990's?

3. What is the purpose of Sebastian Junger asking questions such as, "How do men act in a sinking ship? Do they cry?"

4. In Chapter 3, Junger offers an extended biographic sketch of Andrea Gail Captain, Billy Tyne. What can you write about Tyne's early life based on Junger's writing?

5. According to Sebastian Junger, how does fisherman Howard Blackburn survive three days at sea?

6. What device does the skipper of The Satori use to navigate his way back home?

7. How much is considered a good day's catch?

8. What type of genre does Sebastian Junger drift to in his writing of "The Perfect Storm"?

9. What are the possible reasons that Chapter 1 is italicized in its entirety?

10. What type of impression does Sebastian Junger make when he states that he intends to base his writing of "The Perfect Storm" solely on fact?

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