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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the theme of the book that is also the theme of Chapter 2?
(a) "Sailors are people, too".
(b) "Fishing is dangerous".
(c) "Fishing as a Subculture".
(d) "Never tempt fate."

2. Which of the taverns listed is located around the fishing village from which the Andrea Gail sets sail?
(a) "The Blue Tavern".
(b) "The Aqua Tavern".
(c) "The Green Tavern".
(d) "The Red Tavern".

3. What does Junger NOT imply toward families who lost loved ones with respect to the title, "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Disrespect and insult.
(b) His opinion of a particular meteorological event.
(c) Reference to an event that changed their lives.
(d) A book title.

4. Whose version is used as a basis for the description of the tragedy that takes place aboard the Andrea Gail during "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Crewman Michael Moran's version.
(b) Author Sebastian Junger's version.
(c) Skipper Ray Leonard's version.
(d) Captain Linda Greenlaw's version.

5. What is it that the author(s) of the note found in a bottle in Chapter One ask for via the note?
(a) The crew member asks that the families of all of the crew members be notified of the crew members' deaths.
(b) The crew member asks that whoever finds his note take all necessary steps to locate a rescue team to help him and his fellow crew members to shore.
(c) The crew member asks that only his family members be notified of his death at sea.
(d) The crew member asks God to have mercy on him and his fellow crew members.

Short Answer Questions

1. In retrospect, what is the best label to attach to Junger's narrative in "The Perfect Storm"?

2. The manner in which Sebastian Junger writes Chapter One makes it resemble what type of narrative source?

3. How many men are aboard the boat upon which the note in a bottle is penned?

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

5. How is Chapter One presented?

(see the answer key)

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