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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which crew member aboard the Andrea Gail has had a premonition that he will die young at sea?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Bugsy.
(c) Murph.
(d) Billy.

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

3. How many crew members have contributed to writing the note found in a bottle in Chapter One?
(a) Six crew members.
(b) Two crew members.
(c) Four crew members.
(d) One crew member.

4. In Chapter 7, Sebastian Junger includes the story of a man who managed to escape the deadly clutches of his boat that had been overturned in a storm in the Georges Bank. What was the name of that survivor?
(a) Tim Griffith.
(b) Henry Blair.
(c) Albert Gatewood.
(d) Ernie Hazard.

5. What particular set of items do Chris and Murph gather to take with them aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) A load of movies.
(b) Photos of each of their family members.
(c) Extra life jackets.
(d) Survival suits.

Short Answer Questions

1. Author Sebastian Junger attributes a five to ten-minute extension of the life of the crew of the Andrea Gail to which of the following?

2. What type of activity does Junger engage in before being able to describe events that occur during "The Perfect Storm"?

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?

4. What is the name of the Coast Guard cutter that responds to The Satori's call for help?

5. If the sound of wind during a windstorm shrieks, what force level do fishermen gauge the windstorm to be?

(see the answer key)

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