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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Contship Holland.
(b) Fair Wind.
(c) Miss Millie.
(d) Sea Fever.

2. According to Junger, a thunderstorm has enough electrical power to supply the entire United States with how many days of electricity?
(a) Ten days.
(b) One day.
(c) Four days.
(d) Seven days.

3. Who owns the Andrea Gail?
(a) Howard Blackburn.
(b) Linda Greenlaw.
(c) Alfred Pierre.
(d) Bob Brown.

4. In Chapter 7, an explanation is given regarding how a crew member of the Andrea Gail must have felt as he was drowning. What is that explanation?
(a) Human air intake cessation.
(b) Human liquid intake limits.
(c) Science of human drowning.
(d) Science of human respiratory system.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a member of the rescue team attempting to rescue the sailor from the perilous sea along the New Jersey coast?

2. What is the proper term for the rafts that are used to transport those aboard The Satori to a Coast Guard rescue cutter?

3. What is the distance between the Andrea Gail and The Contship Holland during the time that "The Perfect Storm" is in full play?

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

5. What type of refuge are the taverns around the fishing village in "The Perfect Storm" known to serve as for local fishermen?

(see the answer key)

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