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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What source does Sebastian Junger use to reconstruct the disaster that befalls the Andrea Gail?
(a) The incident report about the disaster on file with the United States Coast Guard.
(b) Christine Cotter who claims that she has maintained contact with Bobby Stratford throughout the disaster.
(c) His mind. He creates an account detailing the disaster.
(d) A Gloucester fisherman who has witnessed the tragedy aboard the Andrea Gail.

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

4. What does Junger NOT imply toward families who lost loved ones with respect to the title, "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Reference to an event that changed their lives.
(b) His opinion of a particular meteorological event.
(c) Disrespect and insult.
(d) A book title.

5. Whose version is used as a basis for the description of the tragedy that takes place aboard the Andrea Gail during "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Crewman Michael Moran's version.
(b) Skipper Ray Leonard's version.
(c) Captain Linda Greenlaw's version.
(d) Author Sebastian Junger's version.

6. Who does Junger pose questions related to vessel disasters to in Chapter One?
(a) Seafaring experts.
(b) God.
(c) Himself.
(d) Local bartender.

7. "The Perfect Storm" is a mixture of literature and what other type of narrative?
(a) Testimonial.
(b) Editorial.
(c) Historical.
(d) Journalistic reporting.

8. Where does the crew of the Andrea Gail spot the Mary T?
(a) Off the coast of Gloucester.
(b) Off the coast of Newfoundland.
(c) In the Grand Banks area.
(d) Near Georges Bank.

9. 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?
(a) Fuel.
(b) Bait.
(c) Advice.
(d) Map.

10. According to Junger, fishermen enter their profession via which of the following routes listed?
(a) They enter it to provide for their families.
(b) They pursue and obtain a college education in marine biology.
(c) Fishermen openly choose the fishing profession.
(d) Fishermen wander into fishing because their fathers, uncles, brothers, friends and other men in their lives are in it..

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

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

13. According to author Sebastian Junger, what does a puncture wound from a swordfish mean?
(a) Instant death.
(b) Instant infection.
(c) Instant blood clotting.
(d) Instant blood poisoning.

14. Who is the captain of the Andrea Gail?
(a) Alfred Pierre.
(b) Bobby Shatford.
(c) Adam Randall.
(d) Billy Tyne.

15. Where are the two passengers aboard the Satori headed?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) Miami, Florida.
(c) Fairhaven, Massachusetts.
(d) Bermuda.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the taverns listed is located around the fishing village from which the Andrea Gail sets sail?

2. What ruined Billy Tyne's marriage to his wife, Jodi?

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. Who is the crew keeping in radio contact with when disaster strikes the Andrea Gail?

5. What group, if any, provides Sebastian Junger with the basis upon which he creates the tragedy that strikes the Andrea Gail?

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