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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How often does a weather event identical to the one that created "The Perfect Storm" occur?
(a) Once every 120 years.
(b) Once every 100 years.
(c) Once every 20 years.
(d) Once every 55 years.

3. When a storm hits a boat at sea, the crew does NOT do which of the following?
(a) Take everything off the deck.
(b) Do not try to contact family members and friends to inform them of the approaching storm.
(c) Latch down things that could break loose.
(d) Close every hatch, porthole and watertight door on board.

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

5. Who is the captain of the Andrea Gail?
(a) Adam Randall.
(b) Alfred Pierre.
(c) Bobby Shatford.
(d) Billy Tyne.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ethel Shatford, the mother of Andrea Gail crew member Bobby Shatford works as a bartender at which of the taverns listed?

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

3. 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"?

4. According to Junger, fishermen enter their profession via which of the following routes listed?

5. How many years of experience at sea do Murph, Bugsy and Billy have among them?

(see the answer key)

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