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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Junger, who were the first to invent long line boats?
(a) The French.
(b) The Koreans.
(c) The Americans.
(d) The Canadians.

3. Which of the following types of structures is NOT located on Sable Island today?
(a) A Coast Guard station.
(b) A lighthouse.
(c) A paper mill.
(d) An oil well.

4. According to author Sebastian Junger, what does a puncture wound from a swordfish mean?
(a) Instant blood poisoning.
(b) Instant blood clotting.
(c) Instant death.
(d) Instant infection.

5. 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) Advice.
(b) Fuel.
(c) Bait.
(d) Map.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is the note in a bottle found that is mentioned in Chapter One?

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

3. What is the primary reason that the English settle in Beauport around 1603?

4. According to Junger, there are waves that do not depend on wind, but rather on which of the following elements?

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

(see the answer key)

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