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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the cook aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) Murph.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Alfred.
(d) Billy.

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

4. According to the note found in a bottle in Chapter One, what parts of its boat of origin are missing?
(a) Cable and rudder.
(b) Mast and sail.
(c) Yards and line.
(d) Hatch lid and canvas.

5. What group, if any, provides Sebastian Junger with the basis upon which he creates the tragedy that strikes the Andrea Gail?
(a) No group. Sebastian Junger creates the events surrounding the tragedy that struck aboard the Andrea Gail.
(b) Support group comprised of family members who lost loved ones aboard the Andrea Gail.
(c) Local fishermen who have survived similar storms.
(d) The United States Coast Guard which grants Junger access to a collection of incident reports detailing ship disasters in the same area where disaster hits the Andrea Gail.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Junger, fishermen enter their profession via which of the following routes listed?

2. 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?

3. Who is the captain of the Andrea Gail?

4. Which of the time frames listed corresponds best to the setting of "The Perfect Storm"?

5. What ruined Billy Tyne's marriage to his wife, Jodi?

(see the answer key)

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