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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. How many sailors have been known to have drowned on Sable Island after being pounded by waves while trying to find refuge from storms?
2. Judith Reeves is a Canadian aboard which of the following vessels?
3. Who comes to the aid of the rescuers involved in the rescue attempt along the New Jersey coast?
4. Which of the following types of structures is NOT located on Sable Island today?
5. How does the Andrea Gail try to save herself in the midst of "The Perfect Storm"?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to the information that Junger provides in Chapter 7, what are the steps one takes in order to induce the life-preserving technique known as laryngospasm?
2. What type of obstacle does Coast Guard rescuer Dave Moore have to overcome during his attempt to save those who had been aboard The Satori?
3. After "The Perfect Storm", what are the immediate signs noted in Chapter 9 that signal that perhaps not all may be well with the Andrea Gail and her crew?
4. How do scientists explain the beginning and ending of oceanic waves?
5. Describe the life-saving technique that Ernie Hazard used as it is explained in Chapter 7.
6. What is the difference between "pitch-poling" and "floundering"?
7. In Chapter 8, what is the reason that the two female passengers, Karen Stimpson and Sue Bylander, give the television reporter with respect to why their boat skipper, Ray Leonard did not want to leave his boat in the midst of "The Perfect Storm"?
8. In Chapter 5, what does Junger describe as the action that a boat crew takes when they hear reports that a storm is hitting a boat at sea?
9. What type of response to her call for assistance does Satori passenger Karen Stimpson receive?
10. What is the extent of destruction to the cabin aboard the Eishin Maru due to the blows dealt by "The Perfect Storm" as described in Chapter 6 by eyewitness, Canadian Compliance Officer Judith Reeves?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the book, female boat captain Linda Greenlaw proves herself to be a very capable boat captain. How is Miss Greenlaw able to accomplish that?
Essay Topic 2
As The Satori begins to get pounded by the ferocious gale winds and waves during the storm, a disagreement between skipper Ray Leonard and his passenger, Karen Stimpson erupts. 1) What is the basis for the argument between Stimpson and Leonard? 2) Who is right? Why? Who is wrong? Why?
Essay Topic 3
In retrospect, what seems to be of utmost importance to Captain Billy Tyne in making that ill-fated fishing trip? Does he have a motive? If so, what is it?
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