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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Patrick O'Bryan in his writing of "The Reverse of the Medal".
(b) Truman Capote in his writing of "In Cold Blood".
(c) Ernest Hemingway in his writing of "The Old Man and the Sea".
(d) Clive Cussler in his writing of "Dragon".

2. What group, if any, provides Sebastian Junger with the basis upon which he creates the tragedy that strikes the Andrea Gail?
(a) No group. Sebastian Junger creates the events surrounding the tragedy that struck aboard the Andrea Gail.
(b) Local fishermen who have survived similar storms.
(c) 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.
(d) Support group comprised of family members who lost loved ones aboard the Andrea Gail.

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

4. The manner in which Sebastian Junger writes Chapter One makes it resemble what type of narrative source?
(a) A United States Coast Guard incident report.
(b) A series of verbal exchanges between Junger and a crew member whom he has interviewed.
(c) A dream or a memory.
(d) A verbatim account of verbal exchanges that he recorded between a couple of patrons at "The Crow's Nest".

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Junger NOT imply toward families who lost loved ones with respect to the title, "The Perfect Storm"?

2. Who is the crew keeping in radio contact with when disaster strikes the Andrea Gail?

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

4. "The Perfect Storm" is a mixture of literature and what other type of narrative?

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

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