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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. Aboard the Andrea Gail, Billy Tyne shares quarters with which of the following?
(a) No one.
(b) Alfred Pierre.
(c) Sully Sullivan.
(d) Bobby Shatford.

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

3. 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?
(a) "The Cape Cod Ice Company".
(b) "Fresh from the Sea Ice Company".
(c) "Cape Hollinghouse Ice Company".
(d) "Ice by the Block Company".

4. What profession did Billy Tyne want to pursue before becoming a fisherman?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A dentist.
(c) A marine biologist.
(d) A psychologist.

5. The writing style of which popular author listed below, along with his respective work listed alongside his name can be compared to the writing style that is employed by Sebastian Junger in "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Truman Capote in his writing of "In Cold Blood".
(b) Patrick O'Bryan in his writing of "The Reverse of the Medal".
(c) Clive Cussler in his writing of "Dragon".
(d) Ernest Hemingway in his writing of "The Old Man and the Sea".

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is Chapter One presented?

3. Which of the following sites are mentioned in Chapter Three as being two of the most dangerous places to fish?

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

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?

Short Essay Questions

1. Based on Junger's characterization of Andrea Gail and Hannah Bolen owner, Bob Brown, what can you write about his history in relation to other boats that he has owned in the past and any accidents within that time frame involving members of his crews?

2. What is the general routine activities that crew members of the Andrea Gail engage in on the week that they travel up and the week that they travel back from their fishing trip?

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

4. How are swordfish known to adversely affect man's well-being?

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

6. Are there any similarities or differences between the type of writing penned by famed Watergate co-authors, Carl Bernstein and Robert Woodward in "All the President's Men" and the writing of Sebastian Junger in "The Perfect Storm"?

7. What are the ways that Junger explains that taverns in Gloucester double as "orphanages" for local fishermen?

8. What is the vision that author Sebastian Junger has for "The Perfect Storm"?

9. Based on Junger's writing, why is night baiting dangerous?

10. What type of impression does Sebastian Junger make when he states that he intends to base his writing of "The Perfect Storm" solely on fact?

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