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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Based on its contents, what human emotion is conveyed in the note in a bottle found in Chapter One?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Love.
(c) Joy.
(d) Anger.

2. Who does Junger pose questions related to vessel disasters to in Chapter One?
(a) Seafaring experts.
(b) Himself.
(c) Local bartender.
(d) God.

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

4. Who keeps records aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) Michael Moran.
(b) No one.
(c) Billy Tyne.
(d) Bobby Stratford.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is one of the key questions that Junger asks himself in relation to the men aboard the ill-fated mackerel schooner?

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

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

5. What is the name of the vessel upon which it is established that the note in the bottle was written?

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