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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. Why does Adam Randall decide not to join the crew of the Andrea Gail on the particular fishing trip described in "The Perfect Storm"?
2. Who is the cook aboard the Andrea Gail?
3. 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?
4. What can be considered the main contributing factor to the Andrea Gail succumbing to "The Perfect Storm"?
5. Which of the following is an information source whom Junger uses to write "The Perfect Storm"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened when the United States government relaxed standards for mercury?
2. 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?
3. 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"?
4. According to Junger, why is ice so important to pack for the trip aboard the Andrea Gail?
5. What can you write about the life of Bobby Shatford based on Sebastian Junger's writing in Chapter 2?
6. 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?
7. 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?
8. What is the value and mechanical status of the Andrea Gail as recorded between the late 1980's and the early 1990's?
9. Based on Junger's writing, why is night baiting dangerous?
10. How are swordfish known to adversely affect man's well-being?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Six members make up the crew for the Andrea Gail. 1) What is the general level of comfort among the crew members of the Andrea Gail? 2) Name two members of the Andrea Gail crew, who, based on their outlook and personalities, would be apt to not get along each other each other, and explain why.
Essay Topic 3
Canvassing all of the characters in "The Perfect Storm", who suffers the most emotional pain? Which way do they suffer? How long do they suffer?
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