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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Adam slips, falls, and fractures his back, leaving him unable to travel.
(c) He forgets to pack his blood pressure medication and is unable to leave without it.
(d) His mother becomes gravely ill and Adam feels that he cannot leave.

2. What type of sense does Junger apply to his use of the term "Perfect Storm" ?
(a) Theoretical sense.
(b) Historical sense.
(c) Literal sense.
(d) Meteorological sense.

3. What particular set of items do Chris and Murph gather to take with them aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) Survival suits.
(b) A load of movies.
(c) Photos of each of their family members.
(d) Extra life jackets.

4. How is Chapter One presented?
(a) It is presented fully italicized.
(b) It is presented in full lower-case.
(c) It is presented in full bold print.
(d) It is presented fully capitalized.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Junger, who were the first to invent long line boats?

2. What type of boat is the note writer in Chapter One aboard?

3. What profession did Billy Tyne want to pursue before becoming a fisherman?

4. Who owns the Andrea Gail?

5. Who does Sebastian Junger depend on for information to include in his narrative about the events surrounding the preparation and departure of the Andrea Gail from Gloucester?

Short Essay Questions

1. Are there any positive universal elements contained in the note found in the bottle floating along the coast of Massachusetts?

2. According to Sebastian Junger, how does fisherman Howard Blackburn survive three days at sea?

3. What is the vision that author Sebastian Junger has for "The Perfect Storm"?

4. According to Junger, why is ice so important to pack for the trip aboard the Andrea Gail?

5. What device does the skipper of The Satori use to navigate his way back home?

6. What type of impression does Sebastian Junger make when he states that he intends to base his writing of "The Perfect Storm" solely on fact?

7. There is a section in Chapter 4 of the book that Junger devotes to describing how Andrea Gail Captain, Billy Tyne, is having a bad fishing trip. What are some of the factors contributing to Tyne's bad trip status?

8. What is the general routine activities that crew members of the Andrea Gail engage in on the week that they travel up and the week that they travel back from their fishing trip?

9. In Chapter 3, Junger offers an extended biographic sketch of Andrea Gail Captain, Billy Tyne. What can you write about Tyne's early life based on Junger's writing?

10. How much is considered a good day's catch?

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