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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the crew keeping in radio contact with when disaster strikes the Andrea Gail?
(a) The United States Coast Guard.
(b) Adam Randall.
(c) No one.
(d) Christine Cotter.

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

3. What year is the note in a bottle found that is mentioned in Chapter One?
(a) The note in the bottle was found in 1891.
(b) The note in the bottle was found in 1899.
(c) The note in the bottle was found in 1897.
(d) The note in the bottle was found in 1895.

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

5. What is one of the key questions that Junger asks himself in relation to the men aboard the ill-fated mackerel schooner?
(a) "Did they ever make it back home?
(b) "What did they do with the mackerel that they had caught?"
(c) "Did they try to get help from neighboring schooners?
(d) "Do they cry?"

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is an information source whom Junger uses to write "The Perfect Storm"?

3. 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?

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

(see the answer key)

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