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

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

3. What group, if any, provides Sebastian Junger with the basis upon which he creates the tragedy that strikes the Andrea Gail?
(a) The United States Coast Guard which grants Junger access to a collection of incident reports detailing ship disasters in the same area where disaster hits the Andrea Gail.
(b) Local fishermen who have survived similar storms.
(c) No group. Sebastian Junger creates the events surrounding the tragedy that struck aboard the Andrea Gail.
(d) Support group comprised of family members who lost loved ones aboard the Andrea Gail.

4. What is the name of the vessel upon which it is established that the note in the bottle was written?
(a) The Falcon.
(b) The Dolan.
(c) The Atlantic Seafarer.
(d) The Wyeth.

5. "The Perfect Storm" is a mixture of literature and what other type of narrative?
(a) Editorial.
(b) Journalistic reporting.
(c) Testimonial.
(d) Historical.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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 sense does Junger apply to his use of the term "Perfect Storm" ?

4. What serves as Sebastian Junger's source for conversations that take place among characters in "The Perfect Storm"?

5. According to the note found in a bottle in Chapter One, what parts of its boat of origin are missing?

(see the answer key)

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