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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men are aboard the boat upon which the note in a bottle is penned?
(a) Fifteen men.
(b) Ten men.
(c) Twelve men.
(d) Twenty men.

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

3. What type of activity does Junger engage in before being able to describe events that occur during "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) He interviews patrons of "The Crow's Nest".
(b) Literary research.
(c) Guesswork.
(d) Thoughts of a theoretical nature.

4. Who does Sebastian Junger depend on for information to include in his narrative about the events surrounding the preparation and departure of the Andrea Gail from Gloucester?
(a) Christine Cotter who has witnessed the preparation and departure of the Andrea Gail.
(b) Junger depends on himself. He creates the events surrounding the preparation and departure of the Andrea Gail.
(c) Adam Randall who witnesses the preparation and departure of the Andrea Gail.
(d) Bobby Stratford's mother who runs "The Crow's Nest" and who has witnessed the preparation and departure of the Andrea Gail.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose version is used as a basis for the description of the tragedy that takes place aboard the Andrea Gail during "The Perfect Storm"?

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

4. 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"?

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

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