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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following sites are mentioned in Chapter Three as being two of the most dangerous places to fish?
(a) Boston Port and Fairhaven Port.
(b) Gloucester Port and Fairhaven Port.
(c) Gloucester Port and Boston Port.
(d) Grand Banks and Georges Bank.

3. What is the primary reason that the English settle in Beauport around 1603?
(a) Because of the abundance of cod.
(b) Because every family was being granted ten acres of land.
(c) Because it was free from British rule.
(d) Because of the busy port.

4. Since 1650, how many fisherman from Gloucester have died at sea?
(a) More than 3,000.
(b) More than 7,000.
(c) More than 20,000.
(d) More than 10,000.

5. 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?
(a) It contrasts.
(b) It foreshadows.
(c) It predicts.
(d) It resembles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of basis does Sebastian Junger strive toward maintaining throughout his writing of "The Perfect Storm"?

2. What type of refuge are the taverns around the fishing village in "The Perfect Storm" known to serve as for local fishermen?

3. What ruined Billy Tyne's marriage to his wife, Jodi?

4. What source does Sebastian Junger use to reconstruct the disaster that befalls the Andrea Gail?

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

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