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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What type of activity does Junger engage in before being able to describe events that occur during "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Literary research.
(b) He interviews patrons of "The Crow's Nest".
(c) Guesswork.
(d) Thoughts of a theoretical nature.
2. What does Junger NOT imply toward families who lost loved ones with respect to the title, "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Reference to an event that changed their lives.
(b) Disrespect and insult.
(c) A book title.
(d) His opinion of a particular meteorological event.
3. The writing style of which popular author listed below, along with his respective work listed alongside his name can be compared to the writing style that is employed by Sebastian Junger in "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Clive Cussler in his writing of "Dragon".
(b) Ernest Hemingway in his writing of "The Old Man and the Sea".
(c) Truman Capote in his writing of "In Cold Blood".
(d) Patrick O'Bryan in his writing of "The Reverse of the Medal".
4. In Chapter 1, off the coast of which state does a mackerel schooner's crew find a bottle with a note in it?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) New York.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Maine.
5. "The Perfect Storm" is a mixture of literature and what other type of narrative?
(a) Editorial.
(b) Journalistic reporting.
(c) Historical.
(d) Testimonial.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following is an information source whom Junger uses to write "The Perfect Storm"?
2. Based on its contents, what human emotion is conveyed in the note in a bottle found in Chapter One?
3. Who does Junger pose questions related to vessel disasters to in Chapter One?
4. What type of basis does Sebastian Junger strive toward maintaining throughout his writing of "The Perfect Storm"?
5. What source does Sebastian Junger use to reconstruct the disaster that befalls the Andrea Gail?
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