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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ruined Billy Tyne's marriage to his wife, Jodi?
(a) He had an affair with Bobby's sister, Mary Anne Shatford and Jodi found out about it.
(b) His excessive drinking.
(c) His excessive gambling at the local taverns.
(d) Fishing took over his life.

2. What type of boat is the note writer in Chapter One aboard?
(a) A schooner.
(b) A ketch.
(c) A pontoon.
(d) A dinghy.

3. According to Junger, what type of shark can bite a man's leg off even after you cut off its head?
(a) Mako shark.
(b) Great White Shark.
(c) Nurse Shark.
(d) Thrasher Shark.

4. What is the name of the fishing village where the dock from which the Andrea Gail sets sail is located?
(a) Worcester.
(b) Gloucester.
(c) Aransas.
(d) Belfast.

5. What type of disaster strikes the boat from which the note in the bottle originates?
(a) Explosion onboard caused the mackerel schooner to burn down in its entirety.
(b) Struck by lightning.
(c) Boat sinks.
(d) Struck by a hurricane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What information source does Sebastian Junger state that he uses for compiling the direct quotes alluded to characters in "The Perfect Storm" ?

2. Who is the captain of the Hannah Bolen?

3. What type of plans do Andrea Gail crew member Bobby Shatford and Christine Cotter have in mind to engage in together upon his return from fishing aboard the Andrea Gail?

4. What does the fishing term "haul back" mean?

5. The manner in which Sebastian Junger writes Chapter One makes it resemble what type of narrative source?

(see the answer key)

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