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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to weather reports, what type of foul weather condition is taking place in Bermuda?
2. Where does the crew of the Andrea Gail spot the Mary T?
3. What region serves as a route through which the cold front that becomes part of "the mix" passes to join two other meteorological events to collectively create "The Perfect Storm"?
4. Who replaces Adam Randall as a crew member aboard the Andrea Gail?
5. Based on its contents, what human emotion is conveyed in the note in a bottle found in Chapter One?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are fishermen characterized in "The Perfect Storm"?
2. Pursuant to a description in Chapter 4, if you were to have taken a tour around the Andrea Gail prior to its ill-fated trip, what would you have been likely to see?
3. What are the possible reasons that Chapter 1 is italicized in its entirety?
4. What can you write about the life of Bobby Shatford based on Sebastian Junger's writing in Chapter 2?
5. 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?
6. Explain the fishing process called "haul back" that is explained in Chapter 3 of "The Perfect Storm".
7. What device does the skipper of The Satori use to navigate his way back home?
8. Aside from wanting to report the destruction and imminent sinking of his ship, what other reasons could the writer of the note found in a bottle along the coast of Massachusetts in 1895 have had for writing the note and placing it in a bottle?
9. According to Sebastian Junger, how does fisherman Howard Blackburn survive three days at sea?
10. Are there any positive universal elements contained in the note found in the bottle floating along the coast of Massachusetts?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How can it best be said that modern day fisherman in Gloucester carry on the traditions of their ancestors? Cite examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
Canvassing all of the characters in "The Perfect Storm", who suffers the most emotional pain? Which way do they suffer? How long do they suffer?
Essay Topic 3
What is Sebastian Junger's purpose in writing "The Perfect Storm"? Is it to make a statement? Is it to pay tribute to the victims of "The Perfect Storm"? Is it a little of both? Cite examples from the text to support your claim.
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