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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the primary reason that the English settle in Beauport around 1603?
(a) Because every family was being granted ten acres of land.
(b) Because it was free from British rule.
(c) Because of the abundance of cod.
(d) Because of the busy port.

2. Ethel Shatford, the mother of Andrea Gail crew member Bobby Shatford works as a bartender at which of the taverns listed?
(a) "Capistrano".
(b) "The Ship's Wheel".
(c) "The Constant Wave".
(d) "The Crow's Nest".

3. The note in the bottle that is found floating along the coast of New England is directed to which of the following?
(a) God.
(b) Wife.
(c) Preacher.
(d) No one.

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

5. 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 only his family members be notified of his death at sea.
(b) 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.
(c) The crew member asks that the families of all of the crew members be notified of the crew members' deaths.
(d) The crew member asks God to have mercy on him and his fellow crew members.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Junger NOT imply toward families who lost loved ones with respect to the title, "The Perfect Storm"?

2. How is Chapter One presented?

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

4. What year is the note in a bottle found that is mentioned in Chapter One?

5. Select the phrase that corresponds to the label attached to fishing around the village from which the Andrea Gail sets sail.

(see the answer key)

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