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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 sense does Junger apply to his use of the term "Perfect Storm" ?
(a) Literal sense.
(b) Theoretical sense.
(c) Historical sense.
(d) Meteorological sense.

2. 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) Junger depends on himself. He creates the events surrounding the preparation and departure of the Andrea Gail.
(b) Christine Cotter who has witnessed 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.

3. In retrospect, what is the best label to attach to Junger's narrative in "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Theoretical account of true events.
(b) Fictionalized account of true events.
(c) Fantasy-based account of true events.
(d) True account of true events.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is Chapter One presented?

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

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

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

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