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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the length of the Andrea Gail?
2. What does Linda Greenlaw with the Hannah Bolen provide the captain of the Andrea Gail with when he indicates to her that he has not had a profitable fishing trip?
3. What is the primary reason that the English settle in Beauport around 1603?
4. Who is the captain of the Andrea Gail?
5. Who replaces Adam Randall as a crew member aboard the Andrea Gail?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the value and mechanical status of the Andrea Gail as recorded between the late 1980's and the early 1990's?
2. Why does Junger raise questions about Captain Billy Tyne's competence?
3. 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"?
4. How are fishermen characterized in "The Perfect Storm"?
5. 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"?
6. Based on Junger's writing, why is night baiting dangerous?
7. Explain the fishing process called "haul back" that is explained in Chapter 3 of "The Perfect Storm".
8. What is the purpose of Sebastian Junger asking questions such as, "How do men act in a sinking ship? Do they cry?"
9. According to Junger, why is ice so important to pack for the trip aboard the Andrea Gail?
10. What is the vision that author Sebastian Junger has for "The Perfect Storm"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the book, "The Perfect Storm", Sebastian Junger tries to convey the message that "fishing is dangerous". 1) Is Junger convincing that fishing is dangerous? If yes, explain why. If not, explain why not. 2) Cite two examples from the book in which Junger attempts to convince the reader that "fishing is dangerous".
Essay Topic 2
There were two dramatic rescues involving the Coast Guard. One was a rescue attempt to rescue those aboard The Satori, and the second one was a rescue attempt to save a Japanese sailor off the New Jersey coast. 1) Which of the two rescue attempts is more dramatic? 2) Why? 3)Which of the two rescue attempts is more successful? 4) Why?
Essay Topic 3
"The Perfect Storm" is interspersed with different types of factual information. Of all the factual and scientific information offered by Sebastian Junger, which particular type of information do you find most useful? Explain why.
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