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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who replaces Adam Randall as a crew member aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) Bobby Shatford.
(b) Dale Murphy.
(c) "Sully" Sullivan.
(d) "Bugsy" Moran.

2. Based on its contents, what human emotion is conveyed in the note in a bottle found in Chapter One?
(a) Love.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Joy.

3. Which of the following is an information source whom Junger uses to write "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Gloucester library.
(b) Gloucester Gazette.
(c) Gloucester fishermen.
(d) Gloucester mayor.

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

5. What information source does Sebastian Junger state that he uses for compiling the direct quotes alluded to characters in "The Perfect Storm" ?
(a) United States Coast Guard records.
(b) Interview he conducts with the principals.
(c) Gloucester Gazette newspaper.
(d) Gloucester town gossip.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the taverns listed is located around the fishing village from which the Andrea Gail sets sail?

3. In Chapter 1, off the coast of which state does a mackerel schooner's crew find a bottle with a note in it?

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

5. Who owns the Andrea Gail?

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