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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year does disaster strike the boat upon which the note in a bottle was written?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1898.

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

3. According to Junger, what type of shark can bite a man's leg off even after you cut off its head?
(a) Nurse Shark.
(b) Thrasher Shark.
(c) Mako shark.
(d) Great White Shark.

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

5. What type of disaster strikes the boat from which the note in the bottle originates?
(a) Explosion onboard caused the mackerel schooner to burn down in its entirety.
(b) Boat sinks.
(c) Struck by a hurricane.
(d) Struck by lightning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ultimately, how many pounds of fish are caught by the captain and crew of the Andrea Gail?

2. What is one of the key questions that Junger asks himself in relation to the men aboard the ill-fated mackerel schooner?

3. What does Linda Greenlaw with the Hannah Bolen provide the captain of the Andrea Gail with when he indicates to her that he has not had a profitable fishing trip?

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

5. What is the name of the fishing village where the dock from which the Andrea Gail sets sail is located?

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