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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Judith Reeves is a Canadian aboard which of the following vessels?
(a) The Eishin Maru 78.
(b) The Contship Holland.
(c) The Satori.
(d) The Allison.

2. What type of ships does the Navy use to conduct stress and force experiments on its ships?
(a) War ships.
(b) Freight shps.
(c) Passenger ships.
(d) Model ships.

3. Billy Tyne and the crew aboard the Andrea Gail pull in as much swordfish as the crew on which of the following?
(a) The Mary T.
(b) The Contship Holland.
(c) The Eishin Maru.
(d) The Satori.

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

5. 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) Interview he conducts with the principals.
(c) United States Coast Guard records.
(d) Gloucester Gazette newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Telling the story of a Scottish doctor who survived drowning, Sebastian Junger mentions the probability that upon the occurrence of larynospasm, water may not enter which of the following:

2. In Chapter 7, Junger details how around the middle of the 20th Century, the government developed concern for which of the following that was instrumental in stopping naval experiments involving the detonation of nuclear bombs in the ocean?

3. What ruined Billy Tyne's marriage to his wife, Jodi?

4. What is one of the key questions that Junger asks himself in relation to the men aboard the ill-fated mackerel schooner?

5. What does Linda Greenlaw with the Hannah Bolen provide the captain of the Andrea Gail with when he indicates to her that he has not had a profitable fishing trip?

(see the answer key)

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