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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the taverns listed is located around the fishing village from which the Andrea Gail sets sail?
(a) "The Blue Tavern".
(b) "The Green Tavern".
(c) "The Aqua Tavern".
(d) "The Red Tavern".

3. The note in the bottle that is found floating along the coast of New England is directed to which of the following?
(a) No one.
(b) Preacher.
(c) God.
(d) Wife.

4. Why does Adam Randall decide not to join the crew of the Andrea Gail on the particular fishing trip described in "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) His mother becomes gravely ill and Adam feels that he cannot leave.
(b) Adam has a premonition of disaster.
(c) He forgets to pack his blood pressure medication and is unable to leave without it.
(d) Adam slips, falls, and fractures his back, leaving him unable to travel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the ice company in the fishing village upon which the crew of the Andrea Gail depends on for ice to keep fish fresh aboard the Andrea Gail?

2. What year does disaster strike the boat upon which the note in a bottle was written?

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. The manner in which Sebastian Junger writes Chapter One makes it resemble what type of narrative source?

5. How is Chapter One presented?

(see the answer key)

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