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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the two passengers aboard the Satori headed?
(a) Bermuda.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) Fairhaven, Massachusetts.
(d) Miami, Florida.

2. What type of basis does Sebastian Junger strive toward maintaining throughout his writing of "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Factual basis.
(b) Religious basis.
(c) Surreal basis.
(d) Fantasy basis.

3. What do the crew members of the Andrea Gail spend most of their time doing on the week that the boat travels up and the week that the boat travels back from a fishing trip?
(a) Cleaning and preparing equipment for processing fish.
(b) Preparing reports on their projected catch on the week that the boat travels up, and preparing actual catch reports on the week that the boat travels back from a fishing trip.
(c) Relaxing and sleeping.
(d) Maintaining life-saving equipment aboard.

4. Since 1650, how many fisherman from Gloucester have died at sea?
(a) More than 20,000.
(b) More than 10,000.
(c) More than 3,000.
(d) More than 7,000.

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

6. What information source does Sebastian Junger state that he uses for compiling the direct quotes alluded to characters in "The Perfect Storm" ?
(a) Gloucester town gossip.
(b) United States Coast Guard records.
(c) Interview he conducts with the principals.
(d) Gloucester Gazette newspaper.

7. Why does Adam Randall decide not to join the crew of the Andrea Gail on the particular fishing trip described in "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Adam has a premonition of disaster.
(b) He forgets to pack his blood pressure medication and is unable to leave without it.
(c) His mother becomes gravely ill and Adam feels that he cannot leave.
(d) Adam slips, falls, and fractures his back, leaving him unable to travel.

8. Who is the cook aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Billy.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Murph.

9. What type of activity does Junger engage in before being able to describe events that occur during "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Guesswork.
(b) Thoughts of a theoretical nature.
(c) Literary research.
(d) He interviews patrons of "The Crow's Nest".

10. How many miles does the Andrea Gail log over the course of four days?
(a) 460 miles.
(b) 605 miles.
(c) 545 miles.
(d) 122 miles.

11. What year does disaster strike the boat upon which the note in a bottle was written?
(a) 1894.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1890.

12. Who replaces Adam Randall as a crew member aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) "Bugsy" Moran.
(b) Dale Murphy.
(c) "Sully" Sullivan.
(d) Bobby Shatford.

13. What source does Sebastian Junger use to reconstruct the disaster that befalls the Andrea Gail?
(a) A Gloucester fisherman who has witnessed the tragedy aboard the Andrea Gail.
(b) The incident report about the disaster on file with the United States Coast Guard.
(c) His mind. He creates an account detailing the disaster.
(d) Christine Cotter who claims that she has maintained contact with Bobby Stratford throughout the disaster.

14. Who does Junger pose questions related to vessel disasters to in Chapter One?
(a) Local bartender.
(b) Seafaring experts.
(c) God.
(d) Himself.

15. In retrospect, what is the best label to attach to Junger's narrative in "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Theoretical account of true events.
(b) Fictionalized account of true events.
(c) True account of true events.
(d) Fantasy-based account of true events.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Junger, what year were spotter planes first used to locate fish?

2. Aboard the Andrea Gail, Billy Tyne shares quarters with which of the following?

3. How many crew members have contributed to writing the note found in a bottle in Chapter One?

4. After a month at sea, where does the Mary T make port?

5. Billy Tyne and the crew aboard the Andrea Gail pull in as much swordfish as the crew on which of the following?

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