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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the primary reason that the English settle in Beauport around 1603?
(a) Because of the busy port.
(b) Because of the abundance of cod.
(c) Because every family was being granted ten acres of land.
(d) Because it was free from British rule.

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

3. What is the name of the ice company in the fishing village upon which the crew of the Andrea Gail depends on for ice to keep fish fresh aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) "Ice by the Block Company".
(b) "The Cape Cod Ice Company".
(c) "Fresh from the Sea Ice Company".
(d) "Cape Hollinghouse Ice Company".

4. In Chapter 1, off the coast of which state does a mackerel schooner's crew find a bottle with a note in it?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) New York.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Maine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to weather reports, what type of foul weather condition is taking place in Bermuda?

2. Who expresses concerns to the person in charge of manning the Satori about the stormy weather that is likely to confront them should they continue toward their destination?

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"?

4. What can be considered the main contributing factor to the Andrea Gail succumbing to "The Perfect Storm"?

5. Based on its contents, what human emotion is conveyed in the note in a bottle found in Chapter One?

(see the answer key)

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