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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ruined Billy Tyne's marriage to his wife, Jodi?
(a) His excessive gambling at the local taverns.
(b) His excessive drinking.
(c) Fishing took over his life.
(d) He had an affair with Bobby's sister, Mary Anne Shatford and Jodi found out about it.

2. How many men are aboard the boat upon which the note in a bottle is penned?
(a) Twenty men.
(b) Fifteen men.
(c) Twelve men.
(d) Ten men.

3. In retrospect, what is the best label to attach to Junger's narrative in "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) True account of true events.
(b) Fantasy-based account of true events.
(c) Fictionalized account of true events.
(d) Theoretical account of true events.

4. Who is the cook aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) Murph.
(b) Billy.
(c) Alfred.
(d) Bobby.

5. What year does disaster strike the boat upon which the note in a bottle was written?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1898.

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

7. Why is Albert Johnston careful and concerned about being able to return from fishing expeditions?
(a) Because he has experienced a series of nightmares in which he was not able to return from a fishing expedition.
(b) Because he has listened to weather forecasts announcing the formation of a storm that is headed to the same location as the Andrea Gail.
(c) Because he has a wife and children.
(d) Because he knows that the odds are against him being able to return.

8. What is Andrea Gail crew member "Sully" Sullivan's real given name?
(a) Austin.
(b) Daryl.
(c) Dale.
(d) Mark.

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

10. Whose version is used as a basis for the description of the tragedy that takes place aboard the Andrea Gail during "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Crewman Michael Moran's version.
(b) Captain Linda Greenlaw's version.
(c) Author Sebastian Junger's version.
(d) Skipper Ray Leonard's version.

11. What is the name of the boat in which Bob Brown lost all but one of his crew members, and was blamed for the deaths that occurred?
(a) Contship Holland.
(b) Miss Millie.
(c) Sea Fever.
(d) Fair Wind.

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

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

14. Where does the crew of the Andrea Gail spot the Mary T?
(a) In the Grand Banks area.
(b) Near Georges Bank.
(c) Off the coast of Newfoundland.
(d) Off the coast of Gloucester.

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

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

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

4. Which of the taverns listed is located around the fishing village from which the Andrea Gail sets sail?

5. What serves as Sebastian Junger's source for conversations that take place among characters in "The Perfect Storm"?

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