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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 dream or a memory.
(c) A verbatim account of verbal exchanges that he recorded between a couple of patrons at "The Crow's Nest".
(d) A series of verbal exchanges between Junger and a crew member whom he has interviewed.

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

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

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

5. What does Junger NOT imply toward families who lost loved ones with respect to the title, "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Disrespect and insult.
(b) A book title.
(c) His opinion of a particular meteorological event.
(d) Reference to an event that changed their lives.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Chapter One presented?

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

3. 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?

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

5. Whose version is used as a basis for the description of the tragedy that takes place aboard the Andrea Gail during "The Perfect Storm"?

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