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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sailors have been known to have drowned on Sable Island after being pounded by waves while trying to find refuge from storms?
(a) Over 5,000.
(b) Over 10,000.
(c) Over 15,000.
(d) Over 20,000.

2. Who among the rescue crew along the New Jersey coast is left in the water?
(a) Dave Ruvola.
(b) John Spillane.
(c) Graham Buschor.
(d) Rick Smith.

3. Who among the following characters fractures three bones in his right arm, four ribs and ruptures a kidney upon falling into the raging sea water during the rescue attempt along the New Jersey coast?
(a) Doug Kostco.
(b) Jim Mioli.
(c) Rick Smith.
(d) John Spillane.

4. According to the note found in a bottle in Chapter One, what parts of its boat of origin are missing?
(a) Mast and sail.
(b) Hatch lid and canvas.
(c) Yards and line.
(d) Cable and rudder.

5. What city in New York state does the Hudson River back up to as a result of "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Rochester.
(b) New York City.
(c) Albany.
(d) White Plains.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Junger, a thunderstorm has enough electrical power to supply the entire United States with how many days of electricity?

2. Which name from the roster below does NOT reflect the name of an individual aboard The Satori?

3. 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?

4. According to the crew members aboard The Satori, the boat's skipper did not want to abandon the ship for which of the following reasons?

5. What is it that the author(s) of the note found in a bottle in Chapter One ask for via the note?

(see the answer key)

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