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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The note in the bottle that is found floating along the coast of New England is directed to which of the following?
(a) Preacher.
(b) Wife.
(c) God.
(d) No one.

3. 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 resembles.
(b) It contrasts.
(c) It foreshadows.
(d) It predicts.

4. How many crew members have contributed to writing the note found in a bottle in Chapter One?
(a) Four crew members.
(b) One crew member.
(c) Two crew members.
(d) Six crew members.

5. What year does disaster strike the boat upon which the note in a bottle was written?
(a) 1894.
(b) 1896.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1898.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is the note in a bottle found that is mentioned in Chapter One?

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 source does Sebastian Junger use to reconstruct the disaster that befalls the Andrea Gail?

4. The manner in which Sebastian Junger writes Chapter One makes it resemble what type of narrative source?

5. What type of activity does Junger engage in before being able to describe events that occur during "The Perfect Storm"?

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