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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Junger, what type of shark can bite a man's leg off even after you cut off its head?
(a) Nurse Shark.
(b) Thrasher Shark.
(c) Mako shark.
(d) Great White Shark.

2. Who replaces Adam Randall as a crew member aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) Bobby Shatford.
(b) Dale Murphy.
(c) "Sully" Sullivan.
(d) "Bugsy" Moran.

3. What type of refuge are the taverns around the fishing village in "The Perfect Storm" known to serve as for local fishermen?
(a) Orphanages.
(b) Homes away from home.
(c) Support group meeting places.
(d) Community centers.

4. Where does the crew of the Andrea Gail spot the Mary T?
(a) Off the coast of Newfoundland.
(b) In the Grand Banks area.
(c) Off the coast of Gloucester.
(d) Near Georges Bank.

5. According to Junger, fishermen enter their profession via which of the following routes listed?
(a) Fishermen openly choose the fishing profession.
(b) They pursue and obtain a college education in marine biology.
(c) Fishermen wander into fishing because their fathers, uncles, brothers, friends and other men in their lives are in it..
(d) They enter it to provide for their families.

6. How many men are aboard the boat upon which the note in a bottle is penned?
(a) Twenty men.
(b) Fifteen men.
(c) Ten men.
(d) Twelve men.

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

8. Aboard the Andrea Gail, Billy Tyne shares quarters with which of the following?
(a) Sully Sullivan.
(b) No one.
(c) Bobby Shatford.
(d) Alfred Pierre.

9. After a month at sea, where does the Mary T make port?
(a) Boston, Massachusetts.
(b) Worcester, Massachusetts.
(c) Fairhaven, Massachusetts.
(d) Gloucester, Massachusetts.

10. What type of disaster strikes the boat from which the note in the bottle originates?
(a) Explosion onboard caused the mackerel schooner to burn down in its entirety.
(b) Struck by lightning.
(c) Struck by a hurricane.
(d) Boat sinks.

11. According to the note found in a bottle in Chapter One, what parts of its boat of origin are missing?
(a) Cable and rudder.
(b) Hatch lid and canvas.
(c) Mast and sail.
(d) Yards and line.

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

13. 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?
(a) Map.
(b) Bait.
(c) Advice.
(d) Fuel.

14. What do the crew members of the Andrea Gail spend most of their time doing on the week that the boat travels up and the week that the boat travels back from a fishing trip?
(a) Relaxing and sleeping.
(b) Cleaning and preparing equipment for processing fish.
(c) Preparing reports on their projected catch on the week that the boat travels up, and preparing actual catch reports on the week that the boat travels back from a fishing trip.
(d) Maintaining life-saving equipment aboard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Select the phrase that corresponds to the label attached to fishing around the village from which the Andrea Gail sets sail.

2. What year does disaster strike the boat upon which the note in a bottle was written?

3. What type of sense does Junger apply to his use of the term "Perfect Storm" ?

4. What type of basis does Sebastian Junger strive toward maintaining throughout his writing of "The Perfect Storm"?

5. What type of boat is the Satori?

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