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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it that the author(s) of the note found in a bottle in Chapter One ask for via the note?
(a) The crew member asks God to have mercy on him and his fellow crew members.
(b) The crew member asks that the families of all of the crew members be notified of the crew members' deaths.
(c) The crew member asks that only his family members be notified of his death at sea.
(d) The crew member asks that whoever finds his note take all necessary steps to locate a rescue team to help him and his fellow crew members to shore.

2. Who is the captain of the Andrea Gail?
(a) Bobby Shatford.
(b) Billy Tyne.
(c) Alfred Pierre.
(d) Adam Randall.

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

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

5. How is Junger able to assist readers to differentiate direct quotes emanating from the characters throughout his narrative in "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) He uses italicization only.
(b) He uses quotation marks only.
(c) He does not use quotation marks.
(d) He uses italicization and quotation marks.

Short Answer Questions

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

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. What type of disaster strikes the boat from which the note in the bottle originates?

4. Who is the captain of the Hannah Bolen?

5. How is Chapter One presented?

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