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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the midst of the rescue attempt for those aboard The Satori, who pilots a small Falcon jet to the rescue site?
(a) Daryl Samuels.
(b) Daniel Kennedy.
(c) Austin Mathis.
(d) Dave Coolidge.

2. According to author Sebastian Junger, the dumping of which of the following is contributing to changing the ecology of the seas and making them rougher, thereby causing more freak wave "monsters" to occur?
(a) Hydrocarbons.
(b) Petroleum.
(c) Foam rubber.
(d) Plastics.

3. Billy Tyne and the crew aboard the Andrea Gail pull in as much swordfish as the crew on which of the following?
(a) The Eishin Maru.
(b) The Mary T.
(c) The Satori.
(d) The Contship Holland.

4. What type of ships does the Navy use to conduct stress and force experiments on its ships?
(a) Passenger ships.
(b) Model ships.
(c) War ships.
(d) Freight shps.

5. How is Junger able to assist readers to differentiate direct quotes emanating from the characters throughout his narrative in "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) He does not use quotation marks.
(b) He uses italicization and quotation marks.
(c) He uses quotation marks only.
(d) He uses italicization only.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years of experience at sea do Murph, Bugsy and Billy have among them?

2. What is one of the key questions that Junger asks himself in relation to the men aboard the ill-fated mackerel schooner?

3. What type of basis does Sebastian Junger strive toward maintaining throughout his writing of "The Perfect Storm"?

4. Who among the rescue crew along the New Jersey coast is rescued first?

5. What does Junger NOT imply toward families who lost loved ones with respect to the title, "The Perfect Storm"?

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