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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the proper term for the rafts that are used to transport those aboard The Satori to a Coast Guard rescue cutter?
(a) Avon.
(b) Shuttle.
(c) Whisker.
(d) Dinghy.

2. Which crew member aboard the Andrea Gail has had a premonition that he will die young at sea?
(a) Murph.
(b) Alfred.
(c) Bugsy.
(d) Billy.

3. How does the Andrea Gail try to save herself in the midst of "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) By keeping herself pointed into the worst of "The Perfect Storm".
(b) By positioning herself in the direction of the current and being pushed away from the site of "The Perfect Storm".
(c) By crashing into a sandbar.
(d) By "coming around" and placing herself broadside to the waves.

4. What role does Graham Buschor play in the sea rescue attempt along the New Jersey coast?
(a) C-130 tanker plane pilot.
(b) Communications specialist.
(c) Rescue helicopter co-pilot.
(d) Emergency responder coordinator.

5. What is the name of the rescuer who takes every crew member of The Satori out of the rough, stormy waters and places them into a basket to be hoisted to safety?
(a) Kevin Carrothers.
(b) Tony Matula.
(c) Walt Phillips.
(d) Dave Moore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Andrea Gail crew member "Sully" Sullivan's real given name?

2. According to Junger, what type of shark can bite a man's leg off even after you cut off its head?

3. What is another name for the meteorological term, "nor-easter"?

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

5. An anemometer measures which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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