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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the fishing term "haul back" mean?
(a) Sailing the fishing boat back to the fishing dock.
(b) Transporting the catch back to the fishing village dock.
(c) Tossing the inedible fish in the fishing net back into the ocean.
(d) Checking the line for weight or fish biting and then hauling the fish onto the boat.

2. What does Junger NOT imply toward families who lost loved ones with respect to the title, "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) A book title.
(b) His opinion of a particular meteorological event.
(c) Reference to an event that changed their lives.
(d) Disrespect and insult.

3. Who keeps records aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) Michael Moran.
(b) Bobby Stratford.
(c) Billy Tyne.
(d) No one.

4. In retrospect, what is the best label to attach to Junger's narrative in "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Fantasy-based account of true events.
(b) Theoretical account of true events.
(c) Fictionalized account of true events.
(d) True account of true events.

5. What type of sense does Junger apply to his use of the term "Perfect Storm" ?
(a) Historical sense.
(b) Meteorological sense.
(c) Theoretical sense.
(d) Literal sense.

Short Answer Questions

1. Select the phrase that corresponds to the label attached to fishing around the village from which the Andrea Gail sets sail.

2. What is the primary reason that the English settle in Beauport around 1603?

3. What type of fishing is conducted aboard the ill-fated boat upon which the note in the bottle is penned?

4. What group, if any, provides Sebastian Junger with the basis upon which he creates the tragedy that strikes the Andrea Gail?

5. What type of boat is the note writer in Chapter One aboard?

(see the answer key)

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