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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the time frames listed corresponds best to the setting of "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) July, 1992.
(b) March, 1993.
(c) October, 1991.
(d) January, 1985.

2. The manner in which Sebastian Junger writes Chapter One makes it resemble what type of narrative source?
(a) A series of verbal exchanges between Junger and a crew member whom he has interviewed.
(b) A United States Coast Guard incident report.
(c) A verbatim account of verbal exchanges that he recorded between a couple of patrons at "The Crow's Nest".
(d) A dream or a memory.

3. What profession did Billy Tyne want to pursue before becoming a fisherman?
(a) A psychologist.
(b) A dentist.
(c) A marine biologist.
(d) A lawyer.

4. What is the name of the ice company in the fishing village upon which the crew of the Andrea Gail depends on for ice to keep fish fresh aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) "Fresh from the Sea Ice Company".
(b) "Ice by the Block Company".
(c) "Cape Hollinghouse Ice Company".
(d) "The Cape Cod Ice Company".

5. 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) Captain Linda Greenlaw's version.
(b) Author Sebastian Junger's version.
(c) Crewman Michael Moran's version.
(d) Skipper Ray Leonard's version.

Short Answer Questions

1. Since 1650, how many fisherman from Gloucester have died at sea?

2. In Chapter 1, off the coast of which state does a mackerel schooner's crew find a bottle with a note in it?

3. Who is the captain of the Andrea Gail?

4. What group, if any, provides Sebastian Junger with the basis upon which he creates the tragedy that strikes the Andrea Gail?

5. What information source does Sebastian Junger state that he uses for compiling the direct quotes alluded to characters in "The Perfect Storm" ?

(see the answer key)

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