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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Andrea Gail crew member Bobby Shatford's sister?
(a) Gilda Marie Shatford.
(b) Mary Anne Shatford.
(c) Nora Harrah Shatford.
(d) Robin Sheree Shatford.

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

3. Around 1605, what outcasts did the English join with to establish the settlement at Gloucester?
(a) Outcasts from Newfoundland.
(b) Outcasts from Britain.
(c) Outcasts from France.
(d) Outcasts from Plymouth.

4. 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) "Fresh from the Sea Ice Company".
(b) "Ice by the Block Company".
(c) "The Cape Cod Ice Company".
(d) "Cape Hollinghouse Ice Company".

5. What is another name for the meteorological term, "nor-easter"?
(a) Gale.
(b) Cold front.
(c) Bomb.
(d) Trough.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What type of disaster strikes the boat from which the note in the bottle originates?

4. If the sound of wind during a windstorm is a deep tonal vibration like a church organ, what force level do fishermen gauge the windstorm to be?

5. According to Junger, what year were spotter planes first used to locate fish?

(see the answer key)

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