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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. "The Perfect Storm" is a mixture of literature and what other type of narrative?

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. How many miles does the Andrea Gail log over the course of four days?

4. Select the phrase that corresponds to the label attached to fishing around the village from which the Andrea Gail sets sail.

5. Who is the crew keeping in radio contact with when disaster strikes the Andrea Gail?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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"?

2. 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?

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

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

5. 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"?

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

7. Why is it likely that Sebastian Junger may have felt compelled to state that his use of the term, "Perfect Storm" was limited to a meteorological sense?

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

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

10. How are fishermen characterized in "The Perfect Storm"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Sebastian Junger's purpose in writing "The Perfect Storm"? Is it to make a statement? Is it to pay tribute to the victims of "The Perfect Storm"? Is it a little of both? Cite examples from the text to support your claim.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast captains Billy Tyne and Albert Johnston. Which of the two shows more concern for his crew and passengers? Cite examples in support from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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