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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 fishing is conducted aboard the ill-fated boat upon which the note in the bottle is penned?
(a) Trout fishing.
(b) Mackerel fishing.
(c) Swordfish fishing.
(d) Tuna fishing.

2. What type of basis does Sebastian Junger strive toward maintaining throughout his writing of "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Fantasy basis.
(b) Surreal basis.
(c) Factual basis.
(d) Religious basis.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. How is Junger able to assist readers to differentiate direct quotes emanating from the characters throughout his narrative in "The Perfect Storm"?

4. What does Junger NOT imply toward families who lost loved ones with respect to the title, "The Perfect Storm"?

5. Based on its contents, what human emotion is conveyed in the note in a bottle found in Chapter One?

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