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

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) Orphanages.
(b) Support group meeting places.
(c) Community centers.
(d) Homes away from home.

2. What took out the windows in the Andrea Gail in the midst of "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Exceedingly strong gusts of wind.
(b) Waves.
(c) Wind-driven rain.
(d) Intense air pressure that built inside the cabin of the Andrea Gail during "The Perfect Storm".

3. When fishing, how long are the workdays of crew members aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 18 hours.
(d) 8 hours.

4. Which of the following sites are mentioned in Chapter Three as being two of the most dangerous places to fish?
(a) Gloucester Port and Boston Port.
(b) Gloucester Port and Fairhaven Port.
(c) Boston Port and Fairhaven Port.
(d) Grand Banks and Georges Bank.

5. How many men are aboard the boat upon which the note in a bottle is penned?
(a) Fifteen men.
(b) Twenty men.
(c) Ten men.
(d) Twelve men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Around 1605, what outcasts did the English join with to establish the settlement at Gloucester?

2. Since 1650, how many fisherman from Gloucester have died at sea?

3. How many crew members have contributed to writing the note found in a bottle in Chapter One?

4. Judith Reeves is a Canadian aboard which of the following vessels?

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

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