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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 contrasts.
(c) It foreshadows.
(d) It predicts.

2. In Chapter 7, Junger details how around the middle of the 20th Century, the government developed concern for which of the following that was instrumental in stopping naval experiments involving the detonation of nuclear bombs in the ocean?
(a) Marine life in the area.
(b) Unsuspecting scuba divers in the area.
(c) Undersea landmasses in the area.
(d) Unsuspecting personnel aboard vessels in the area.

3. What is the name of the vessel upon which it is established that the note in the bottle was written?
(a) The Atlantic Seafarer.
(b) The Wyeth.
(c) The Falcon.
(d) The Dolan.

4. Who aboard the Andrea Gail is NOT KNOWN to be concerned about finances?
(a) Alfred Pierre.
(b) Billy Tyne.
(c) Murph Murphy.
(d) Bobby Shatford.

5. Based on its contents, what human emotion is conveyed in the note in a bottle found in Chapter One?
(a) Love.
(b) Anger.
(c) Joy.
(d) Sadness.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Perfect Storm" hit the Andrea Gail with full force around midnight on which of the following dates?

2. What type of boat is the note writer in Chapter One aboard?

3. According to Junger, there are waves that do not depend on wind, but rather on which of the following elements?

4. Why does Adam Randall decide not to join the crew of the Andrea Gail on the particular fishing trip described in "The Perfect Storm"?

5. According to author Sebastian Junger, what does a puncture wound from a swordfish mean?

(see the answer key)

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