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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 marry.
(b) They plan to open a restaurant.
(c) They plan to open a fish canning business.
(d) The plan to travel to England.

2. How many miles does the Andrea Gail log over the course of four days?
(a) 122 miles.
(b) 460 miles.
(c) 605 miles.
(d) 545 miles.

3. What year is the note in a bottle found that is mentioned in Chapter One?
(a) The note in the bottle was found in 1897.
(b) The note in the bottle was found in 1891.
(c) The note in the bottle was found in 1899.
(d) The note in the bottle was found in 1895.

4. Why is Albert Johnston careful and concerned about being able to return from fishing expeditions?
(a) Because he has a wife and children.
(b) Because he knows that the odds are against him being able to return.
(c) Because he has listened to weather forecasts announcing the formation of a storm that is headed to the same location as the Andrea Gail.
(d) Because he has experienced a series of nightmares in which he was not able to return from a fishing expedition.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What information source does Sebastian Junger state that he uses for compiling the direct quotes alluded to characters in "The Perfect Storm" ?

2. Aboard the Andrea Gail, Billy Tyne shares quarters with which of the following?

3. What particular set of items do Chris and Murph gather to take with them aboard the Andrea Gail?

4. Which of the time frames listed corresponds best to the setting of "The Perfect Storm"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Aside from conveying the ongoing destruction and imminent sinking of a ship via its written message stating, "...our rudder is gone, our cable is gone, God have mercy on us", what universal message and element does the note that is found floating in a bottle along the Massachusetts coast around 1895 carry into the 20th Century that is incorporated into the story of "The Perfect Storm"?

2. Pursuant to a description in Chapter 4, if you were to have taken a tour around the Andrea Gail prior to its ill-fated trip, what would you have been likely to see?

3. Are there any similarities or differences between the type of writing penned by famed Watergate co-authors, Carl Bernstein and Robert Woodward in "All the President's Men" and the writing of Sebastian Junger in "The Perfect Storm"?

4. What happened when the United States government relaxed standards for mercury?

5. Based on Junger's characterization of Andrea Gail and Hannah Bolen owner, Bob Brown, what can you write about his history in relation to other boats that he has owned in the past and any accidents within that time frame involving members of his crews?

6. Are there any positive universal elements contained in the note found in the bottle floating along the coast of Massachusetts?

7. How much is considered a good day's catch?

8. What type of impression does Sebastian Junger make when he states that he intends to base his writing of "The Perfect Storm" solely on fact?

9. What can you write about the life of Bobby Shatford based on Sebastian Junger's writing in Chapter 2?

10. What is the value and mechanical status of the Andrea Gail as recorded between the late 1980's and the early 1990's?

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