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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. According to the note found in a bottle in Chapter One, what parts of its boat of origin are missing?
(a) Mast and sail.
(b) Yards and line.
(c) Cable and rudder.
(d) Hatch lid and canvas.
2. What serves as Sebastian Junger's source for conversations that take place among characters in "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) United States Coast Guard incident reports.
(b) Ship's log aboard the Andrea Gail.
(c) His mind. He makes up conversations among the crew of the Andrea Gail.
(d) Audio tapes recorded by the crew of the Andrea Gail.
3. What does Junger NOT imply toward families who lost loved ones with respect to the title, "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) A book title.
(b) Disrespect and insult.
(c) His opinion of a particular meteorological event.
(d) Reference to an event that changed their lives.
4. What does the disaster that strikes the vessel from which the note in a bottle originates do in relation to the disaster that takes place aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) It predicts.
(b) It resembles.
(c) It contrasts.
(d) It foreshadows.
5. What type of sense does Junger apply to his use of the term "Perfect Storm" ?
(a) Theoretical sense.
(b) Historical sense.
(c) Meteorological sense.
(d) Literal sense.
Short Answer Questions
1. What year does disaster strike the boat upon which the note in a bottle was written?
2. What type of activity does Junger engage in before being able to describe events that occur during "The Perfect Storm"?
3. What group, if any, provides Sebastian Junger with the basis upon which he creates the tragedy that strikes the Andrea Gail?
4. What type of fishing is conducted aboard the ill-fated boat upon which the note in the bottle is penned?
5. Which of the following is an information source whom Junger uses to write "The Perfect Storm"?
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