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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Junger, which of the following types of fish is the most popular catch among early European fishermen fishing off the coast of Newfoundland in the New World?
(a) Mackerel.
(b) Mahi mahi.
(c) Flounder.
(d) Cod.

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

4. What is it that the author(s) of the note found in a bottle in Chapter One ask for via the note?
(a) The crew member asks that the families of all of the crew members be notified of the crew members' deaths.
(b) The crew member asks God to have mercy on him and his fellow crew members.
(c) The crew member asks that whoever finds his note take all necessary steps to locate a rescue team to help him and his fellow crew members to shore.
(d) The crew member asks that only his family members be notified of his death at sea.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the vessel upon which it is established that the note in the bottle was written?

3. What does the fishing term "haul back" mean?

4. Which of the following sites are mentioned in Chapter Three as being two of the most dangerous places to fish?

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

(see the answer key)

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