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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many crew members have contributed to writing the note found in a bottle in Chapter One?
(a) Two crew members.
(b) One crew member.
(c) Four crew members.
(d) Six crew members.

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

4. According to the note found in a bottle in Chapter One, what parts of its boat of origin are missing?
(a) Yards and line.
(b) Mast and sail.
(c) Cable and rudder.
(d) Hatch lid and canvas.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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?

3. What group, if any, provides Sebastian Junger with the basis upon which he creates the tragedy that strikes the Andrea Gail?

4. How is Chapter One presented?

5. What type of boat is the note writer in Chapter One aboard?

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