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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. 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?
(a) It foreshadows.
(b) It resembles.
(c) It predicts.
(d) It contrasts.

5. According to the note found in a bottle in Chapter One, what parts of its boat of origin are missing?
(a) Hatch lid and canvas.
(b) Cable and rudder.
(c) Yards and line.
(d) Mast and sail.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many men are aboard the boat upon which the note in a bottle is penned?

4. What type of disaster strikes the boat from which the note in the bottle originates?

5. 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"?

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