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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What region serves as a route through which the cold front that becomes part of "the mix" passes to join two other meteorological events to collectively create "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Canadian Shield.
(b) North Pole.
(c) Arctic Circle.
(d) Newfoundland.

2. Who is the captain of the Hannah Bolen?
(a) Charlie Reed.
(b) Linda Greenlaw.
(c) Albert Johnston.
(d) Bob Brown.

3. Select the phrase that corresponds to the label attached to fishing around the village from which the Andrea Gail sets sail.
(a) "Fishing is simple and fun."
(b) "Fishing is relaxing and serene."
(c) "Fishing is a dangerous and unskilled profession."
(d) "Fishing is educational and entertaining."

4. What is the length of the Andrea Gail?
(a) Forty-five (45) feet.
(b) Seventy-five (75) feet.
(c) Fifty-five (55) feet.
(d) Sixty-two (62) feet.

5. What type of plans do Andrea Gail crew member Bobby Shatford and Christine Cotter have in mind to engage in together upon his return from fishing aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) They plan to open a restaurant.
(b) They plan to open a fish canning business.
(c) They plan to marry.
(d) The plan to travel to England.

6. Who expresses concerns to the person in charge of manning the Satori about the stormy weather that is likely to confront them should they continue toward their destination?
(a) Christine Cotter.
(b) Sue Bylander.
(c) Karen Stimpson.
(d) Mary Anne Shatford.

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

8. 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 foreshadows.
(b) It resembles.
(c) It contrasts.
(d) It predicts.

9. Which of the following sites are mentioned in Chapter Three as being two of the most dangerous places to fish?
(a) Gloucester Port and Fairhaven Port.
(b) Grand Banks and Georges Bank.
(c) Boston Port and Fairhaven Port.
(d) Gloucester Port and Boston Port.

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

11. Billy Tyne and the crew aboard the Andrea Gail pull in as much swordfish as the crew on which of the following?
(a) The Satori.
(b) The Eishin Maru.
(c) The Mary T.
(d) The Contship Holland.

12. How many men are aboard the boat upon which the note in a bottle is penned?
(a) Fifteen men.
(b) Twenty men.
(c) Twelve men.
(d) Ten men.

13. What is it that the author(s) of the note found in a bottle in Chapter One ask for via the note?
(a) The crew member asks that the families of all of the crew members be notified of the crew members' deaths.
(b) The crew member asks God to have mercy on him and his fellow crew members.
(c) The crew member asks that whoever finds his note take all necessary steps to locate a rescue team to help him and his fellow crew members to shore.
(d) The crew member asks that only his family members be notified of his death at sea.

14. What is Billy Tyne's primary reason for wanting to stay out longer aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) He has an unhappy home life and is not eager to return home.
(b) Because his contract requires him to stay aboard the Andrea Gail for a certain period of time and he does not want to breach the contract.
(c) The Andrea Gail is low on fuel and he is hoping that a passing vessel will afford him the extra fuel that the Andrea Gail needs to make it back to his home port.
(d) He wants to make the trip a profitable one.

15. Who owns the Andrea Gail?
(a) Linda Greenlaw.
(b) Bob Brown.
(c) Alfred Pierre.
(d) Howard Blackburn.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, off the coast of which state does a mackerel schooner's crew find a bottle with a note in it?

2. Which of the following is an information source whom Junger uses to write "The Perfect Storm"?

3. What is Andrea Gail crew member "Sully" Sullivan's real given name?

4. How is Chapter One presented?

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

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