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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of fishing is conducted aboard the ill-fated boat upon which the note in the bottle is penned?
(a) Tuna fishing.
(b) Trout fishing.
(c) Swordfish fishing.
(d) Mackerel fishing.

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

3. Ethel Shatford, the mother of Andrea Gail crew member Bobby Shatford works as a bartender at which of the taverns listed?
(a) "The Ship's Wheel".
(b) "The Constant Wave".
(c) "Capistrano".
(d) "The Crow's Nest".

4. In Chapter 7, Sebastian Junger includes the story of a man who managed to escape the deadly clutches of his boat that had been overturned in a storm in the Georges Bank. What was the name of that survivor?
(a) Ernie Hazard.
(b) Albert Gatewood.
(c) Henry Blair.
(d) Tim Griffith.

5. Ultimately, how many pounds of fish are caught by the captain and crew of the Andrea Gail?
(a) 30,000 pounds.
(b) 40,000 pounds.
(c) 50,000 pounds.
(d) 20,000 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ultimately Mioli, Ruvola, and Spillane are rescued using which of the following rescue gear?

2. Billy Tyne and the crew aboard the Andrea Gail pull in as much swordfish as the crew on which of the following?

3. What type of structure does NOT stand at Sable Island today?

4. "The Perfect Storm" hit the Andrea Gail with full force around midnight on which of the following dates?

5. What role does Graham Buschor play in the sea rescue attempt along the New Jersey coast?

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