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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 Billy Tyne's primary reason for wanting to stay out longer aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) He has an unhappy home life and is not eager to return home.
(b) He wants to make the trip a profitable one.
(c) The Andrea Gail is low on fuel and he is hoping that a passing vessel will afford him the extra fuel that the Andrea Gail needs to make it back to his home port.
(d) Because his contract requires him to stay aboard the Andrea Gail for a certain period of time and he does not want to breach the contract.

2. What does the captain of the Andrea Gail rely on to position his boat and crew away from dangerous storms at sea?
(a) Luck.
(b) GPS (Global Positioning System).
(c) Charts.
(d) Weather reports.

3. Which of the time frames listed corresponds best to the setting of "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) July, 1992.
(b) October, 1991.
(c) January, 1985.
(d) March, 1993.

4. 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) He forgets to pack his blood pressure medication and is unable to leave without it.
(b) His mother becomes gravely ill and Adam feels that he cannot leave.
(c) Adam slips, falls, and fractures his back, leaving him unable to travel.
(d) Adam has a premonition of disaster.

5. What is the name of Andrea Gail crew member Bobby Shatford's sister?
(a) Nora Harrah Shatford.
(b) Gilda Marie Shatford.
(c) Mary Anne Shatford.
(d) Robin Sheree Shatford.

Short Answer Questions

1. After a month at sea, where does the Mary T make port?

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

3. What year does disaster strike the boat upon which the note in a bottle was written?

4. What year did the highest freak wave "monster" encounter the 478-foot Navy tanker?

5. According to the note found in a bottle in Chapter One, what parts of its boat of origin are missing?

(see the answer key)

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