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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the crew members of the Andrea Gail spend most of their time doing on the week that the boat travels up and the week that the boat travels back from a fishing trip?
(a) Maintaining life-saving equipment aboard.
(b) Preparing reports on their projected catch on the week that the boat travels up, and preparing actual catch reports on the week that the boat travels back from a fishing trip.
(c) Cleaning and preparing equipment for processing fish.
(d) Relaxing and sleeping.

2. Who owns the Andrea Gail?
(a) Alfred Pierre.
(b) Linda Greenlaw.
(c) Howard Blackburn.
(d) Bob Brown.

3. What ruined Billy Tyne's marriage to his wife, Jodi?
(a) Fishing took over his life.
(b) His excessive drinking.
(c) He had an affair with Bobby's sister, Mary Anne Shatford and Jodi found out about it.
(d) His excessive gambling at the local taverns.

4. What source does Sebastian Junger use to reconstruct the disaster that befalls the Andrea Gail?
(a) The incident report about the disaster on file with the United States Coast Guard.
(b) His mind. He creates an account detailing the disaster.
(c) A Gloucester fisherman who has witnessed the tragedy aboard the Andrea Gail.
(d) Christine Cotter who claims that she has maintained contact with Bobby Stratford throughout the disaster.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of refuge are the taverns around the fishing village in "The Perfect Storm" known to serve as for local fishermen?

2. In retrospect, what is the best label to attach to Junger's narrative in "The Perfect Storm"?

3. Who is the Captain of the Mary T?

4. What year does disaster strike the boat upon which the note in a bottle was written?

5. Who does Sebastian Junger depend on for information to include in his narrative about the events surrounding the preparation and departure of the Andrea Gail from Gloucester?

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