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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is the note in a bottle found that is mentioned in Chapter One?
(a) The note in the bottle was found in 1895.
(b) The note in the bottle was found in 1899.
(c) The note in the bottle was found in 1897.
(d) The note in the bottle was found in 1891.

2. Who expresses concerns to the person in charge of manning the Satori about the stormy weather that is likely to confront them should they continue toward their destination?
(a) Sue Bylander.
(b) Christine Cotter.
(c) Karen Stimpson.
(d) Mary Anne Shatford.

3. 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) Adam slips, falls, and fractures his back, leaving him unable to travel.
(b) Adam has a premonition of disaster.
(c) He forgets to pack his blood pressure medication and is unable to leave without it.
(d) His mother becomes gravely ill and Adam feels that he cannot leave.

4. Where are the two passengers aboard the Satori headed?
(a) Miami, Florida.
(b) Fairhaven, Massachusetts.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) Bermuda.

5. What does the fishing term "haul back" mean?
(a) Sailing the fishing boat back to the fishing dock.
(b) Transporting the catch back to the fishing village dock.
(c) Tossing the inedible fish in the fishing net back into the ocean.
(d) Checking the line for weight or fish biting and then hauling the fish onto the boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Since 1650, how many fisherman from Gloucester have died at sea?

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

3. According to weather reports, what type of foul weather condition is taking place in Bermuda?

4. What can be considered the main contributing factor to the Andrea Gail succumbing to "The Perfect Storm"?

5. After a month at sea, where does the Mary T make port?

Short Essay Questions

1. What can you write about the life of Bobby Shatford based on Sebastian Junger's writing in Chapter 2?

2. What is the value and mechanical status of the Andrea Gail as recorded between the late 1980's and the early 1990's?

3. There is a section in Chapter 4 of the book that Junger devotes to describing how Andrea Gail Captain, Billy Tyne, is having a bad fishing trip. What are some of the factors contributing to Tyne's bad trip status?

4. In Chapter 3, Junger offers an extended biographic sketch of Andrea Gail Captain, Billy Tyne. What can you write about Tyne's early life based on Junger's writing?

5. Are there any portions of the book that challenge author Sebastian Junger's vision-based pledge to limit his narrative solely to fact?

6. According to Sebastian Junger, how does fisherman Howard Blackburn survive three days at sea?

7. How much is considered a good day's catch?

8. Are there any positive universal elements contained in the note found in the bottle floating along the coast of Massachusetts?

9. What is the purpose of Sebastian Junger asking questions such as, "How do men act in a sinking ship? Do they cry?"

10. Aside from conveying the ongoing destruction and imminent sinking of a ship via its written message stating, "...our rudder is gone, our cable is gone, God have mercy on us", what universal message and element does the note that is found floating in a bottle along the Massachusetts coast around 1895 carry into the 20th Century that is incorporated into the story of "The Perfect Storm"?

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