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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. How many crew members have contributed to writing the note found in a bottle in Chapter One?
(a) One crew member.
(b) Two crew members.
(c) Six crew members.
(d) Four crew members.

2. What type of plans do Andrea Gail crew member Bobby Shatford and Christine Cotter have in mind to engage in together upon his return from fishing aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) The plan to travel to England.
(b) They plan to open a fish canning business.
(c) They plan to marry.
(d) They plan to open a restaurant.

3. Who does Sebastian Junger depend on for information to include in his narrative about the events surrounding the preparation and departure of the Andrea Gail from Gloucester?
(a) Christine Cotter who has witnessed the preparation and departure of the Andrea Gail.
(b) Adam Randall who witnesses the preparation and departure of the Andrea Gail.
(c) Junger depends on himself. He creates the events surrounding the preparation and departure of the Andrea Gail.
(d) Bobby Stratford's mother who runs "The Crow's Nest" and who has witnessed the preparation and departure of the Andrea Gail.

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

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) Clive Cussler in his writing of "Dragon".
(b) Patrick O'Bryan in his writing of "The Reverse of the Medal".
(c) Truman Capote in his writing of "In Cold Blood".
(d) Ernest Hemingway in his writing of "The Old Man and the Sea".

Short Answer Questions

1. What information source does Sebastian Junger state that he uses for compiling the direct quotes alluded to characters in "The Perfect Storm" ?

2. The note in the bottle that is found floating along the coast of New England is directed to which of the following?

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?

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

5. When fishing, how long are the workdays of crew members aboard the Andrea Gail?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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"?

3. What happened when the United States government relaxed standards for mercury?

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

5. Aside from wanting to report the destruction and imminent sinking of his ship, what other reasons could the writer of the note found in a bottle along the coast of Massachusetts in 1895 have had for writing the note and placing it in a bottle?

6. What information is Sebastian Junger relying upon when he states that, " The Falcon was careening wildly around the time that the note in a bottle was written"?

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

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

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

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

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