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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the fishing term "haul back" mean?
(a) Tossing the inedible fish in the fishing net back into the ocean.
(b) Sailing the fishing boat back to the fishing dock.
(c) Checking the line for weight or fish biting and then hauling the fish onto the boat.
(d) Transporting the catch back to the fishing village dock.

2. What is the name of the boat in which Bob Brown lost all but one of his crew members, and was blamed for the deaths that occurred?
(a) Miss Millie.
(b) Sea Fever.
(c) Fair Wind.
(d) Contship Holland.

3. What is Andrea Gail crew member "Bugsy" Moran's real given name?
(a) Trey.
(b) Harry.
(c) Michael.
(d) Lawrence.

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

5. How does the Andrea Gail try to save herself in the midst of "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) By crashing into a sandbar.
(b) By positioning herself in the direction of the current and being pushed away from the site of "The Perfect Storm".
(c) By "coming around" and placing herself broadside to the waves.
(d) By keeping herself pointed into the worst of "The Perfect Storm".

Short Answer Questions

1. What took out the windows in the Andrea Gail in the midst of "The Perfect Storm"?

2. Which of the following sites are mentioned in Chapter Three as being two of the most dangerous places to fish?

3. Ethel Shatford, the mother of Andrea Gail crew member Bobby Shatford works as a bartender at which of the taverns listed?

4. According to author Sebastian Junger, what does a puncture wound from a swordfish mean?

5. What does the captain of the Andrea Gail rely on to position his boat and crew away from dangerous storms at sea?

(see the answer key)

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