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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. 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 has listened to weather forecasts announcing the formation of a storm that is headed to the same location as the Andrea Gail.
(c) Because he knows that the odds are against him being able to return.
(d) Because he has experienced a series of nightmares in which he was not able to return from a fishing expedition.

2. 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) Karen Stimpson.
(b) Mary Anne Shatford.
(c) Christine Cotter.
(d) Sue Bylander.

3. Who keeps records aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) Billy Tyne.
(b) Michael Moran.
(c) No one.
(d) Bobby Stratford.

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

5. What type of fishing is conducted aboard the ill-fated boat upon which the note in the bottle is penned?
(a) Tuna fishing.
(b) Swordfish fishing.
(c) Trout fishing.
(d) Mackerel fishing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Andrea Gail crew member Bobby Shatford's sister?

2. What type of boat is the Satori?

3. How many miles does the Andrea Gail log over the course of four days?

4. Who owns the Andrea Gail?

5. What type of refuge are the taverns around the fishing village in "The Perfect Storm" known to serve as for local fishermen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the fishing process called "haul back" that is explained in Chapter 3 of "The Perfect Storm".

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

3. What type of genre does Sebastian Junger drift to in his writing of "The Perfect Storm"?

4. What information is Sebastian Junger relying upon when he states that, " The Falcon was careening wildly around the time that the note in a bottle was written"?

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

6. Based on Junger's writing, why is night baiting dangerous?

7. 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"?

8. What is the vision that author Sebastian Junger has for "The Perfect Storm"?

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

10. 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?

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