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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who keeps records aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) No one.
(b) Bobby Stratford.
(c) Michael Moran.
(d) Billy Tyne.

2. The note in the bottle that is found floating along the coast of New England is directed to which of the following?
(a) Preacher.
(b) No one.
(c) God.
(d) Wife.

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

4. What is one of the key questions that Junger asks himself in relation to the men aboard the ill-fated mackerel schooner?
(a) "Did they try to get help from neighboring schooners?
(b) "Did they ever make it back home?
(c) "Do they cry?"
(d) "What did they do with the mackerel that they had caught?"

5. What type of refuge are the taverns around the fishing village in "The Perfect Storm" known to serve as for local fishermen?
(a) Homes away from home.
(b) Support group meeting places.
(c) Community centers.
(d) Orphanages.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that the author(s) of the note found in a bottle in Chapter One ask for via the note?

2. What does Junger NOT imply toward families who lost loved ones with respect to the title, "The Perfect Storm"?

3. What is the name of the fishing village where the dock from which the Andrea Gail sets sail is located?

4. What is the theme of the book that is also the theme of Chapter 2?

5. What type of disaster strikes the boat from which the note in the bottle originates?

(see the answer key)

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