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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the name of the hurricane that collides with the Sable Island storm and a cold front to form "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Hurricane Cindy.
(b) Hurricane Grace.
(c) Hurricane Belinda.
(d) Hurricane Harriet.

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

3. Why does Adam Randall decide not to join the crew of the Andrea Gail on the particular fishing trip described in "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Adam has a premonition of disaster.
(b) He forgets to pack his blood pressure medication and is unable to leave without it.
(c) Adam slips, falls, and fractures his back, leaving him unable to travel.
(d) His mother becomes gravely ill and Adam feels that he cannot leave.

4. According to the crew members aboard The Satori, the boat's skipper did not want to abandon the ship for which of the following reasons?
(a) The skipper was convinced that he was experienced enough to be able to steer The Satori to safety without the necessity of having to abandon her.
(b) The Satori contained too many of the skipper's personal and sentimental valuables.
(c) The Satori was the skipper's home.
(d) The skipper felt that he had invested too much money in the remodeling and upkeep of The Satori to merely abandon it.

5. In contrast, what does the skipper report to be the primary reason that The Satori ends up being abandoned during "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) He felt that he and his crew had a better chance of surviving "The Perfect Storm" with the help of the Coast Guard.
(b) His crew members were inexperienced and terrified.
(c) The skipper saw The Satori literally being demolished as he and his crew remained aboard while "The Perfect Storm" was underway in their midst.
(d) Ultimately, the skipper felt that The Satori, made of fiberglass and not wood, was not strong enough to withstand "The Perfect Storm".

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does a weather event identical to the one that created "The Perfect Storm" occur?

2. When a storm hits a boat at sea, the crew does NOT do which of the following?

3. Which name from the roster below does NOT reflect the name of an individual aboard The Satori?

4. Who is the captain of the Andrea Gail?

5. Upon hearing reports about the pending unfavorable weather that will turn into "The Perfect Storm", in which direction does Ray Leonard change the course of The Satori?

(see the answer key)

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