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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 boat is Tommie Barrie on when he makes radio contact with Billy Tyne aboard the Andrea Gail?
2. Ultimately Mioli, Ruvola, and Spillane are rescued using which of the following rescue gear?
3. "Diving reflex" as mentioned by Junger in "The Perfect Storm" does NOT refer to which of the following?
4. What is the distance between the Andrea Gail and The Contship Holland during the time that "The Perfect Storm" is in full play?
5. What is the proper term for the rafts that are used to transport those aboard The Satori to a Coast Guard rescue cutter?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the United States Navy doing in relation to the detonation of nuclear bombs in the ocean about 40 years ago as Junger describes in Chapter 7?
2. What does "wave energy rising to the fourth power during storms" mean, as explained in Chapter 6?
3. What type of response to her call for assistance does Satori passenger Karen Stimpson receive?
4. In Chapter 8, what is the reason that the two female passengers, Karen Stimpson and Sue Bylander, give the television reporter with respect to why their boat skipper, Ray Leonard did not want to leave his boat in the midst of "The Perfect Storm"?
5. What three types of weather phenomena are identified in Chapter 5 that will soon be merging to form "The Perfect Storm"?
6. How do scientists explain the beginning and ending of oceanic waves?
7. Who are the Air National Guard rescuers written about in Chapter 9 who end up having to ditch the rescue helicopter in order to save their own lives as the attempt to rescue a Japanese sailor is underway along the New Jersey coast?
8. According to the information that Junger provides in Chapter 7, what are the steps one takes in order to induce the life-preserving technique known as laryngospasm?
9. In Chapter 5, what does Junger describe as the action that a boat crew takes when they hear reports that a storm is hitting a boat at sea?
10. Describe the steps as detailed in Chapter 7 in relation to how the life-preserving "diving reflex"" technique can be set in motion.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
"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.
Essay Topic 3
Unlike the themes of Gloucester residents being part of a fishing subculture and that "fishing is dangerous", what other theme is present but not recognized? Cite examples from the book to support your response.
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