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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to author Sebastian Junger, what does a puncture wound from a swordfish mean?
(a) Instant blood clotting.
(b) Instant blood poisoning.
(c) Instant death.
(d) Instant infection.

2. When fishing, how long are the workdays of crew members aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 18 hours.

3. 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) Cleaning and preparing equipment for processing fish.
(b) Relaxing and sleeping.
(c) Maintaining life-saving equipment aboard.
(d) 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.

4. What does the disaster that strikes the vessel from which the note in a bottle originates do in relation to the disaster that takes place aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) It resembles.
(b) It predicts.
(c) It contrasts.
(d) It foreshadows.

5. What is the name of the ice company in the fishing village upon which the crew of the Andrea Gail depends on for ice to keep fish fresh aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) "Ice by the Block Company".
(b) "Fresh from the Sea Ice Company".
(c) "Cape Hollinghouse Ice Company".
(d) "The Cape Cod Ice Company".

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Captain of the Mary T?

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

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

4. What type of fishing is conducted aboard the ill-fated boat upon which the note in the bottle is penned?

5. Who aboard the Andrea Gail is able to survive "The Perfect Storm"?

(see the answer key)

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