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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. 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?
(a) The Satori contained too many of the skipper's personal and sentimental valuables.
(b) The skipper was convinced that he was experienced enough to be able to steer The Satori to safety without the necessity of having to abandon her.
(c) The Satori was the skipper's home.
(d) The skipper felt that he had invested too much money in the remodeling and upkeep of The Satori to merely abandon it.

2. Judith Reeves is a Canadian aboard which of the following vessels?
(a) The Contship Holland.
(b) The Eishin Maru 78.
(c) The Satori.
(d) The Allison.

3. What is the distance between the Andrea Gail and The Contship Holland during the time that "The Perfect Storm" is in full play?
(a) Approximately 15 miles.
(b) Approximately 80 miles.
(c) Approximately 200 miles.
(d) Approximately 55 miles.

4. According to Junger, a "backing wind" moves counter-clockwise and always foreshadows what type of weather?
(a) A cloudburst.
(b) Clear, sunny weather.
(c) A wind storm beginning to head back to where it began.
(d) Rough weather.

5. 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) Rick Smith.
(c) John Spillane.
(d) Jim Mioli.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon hearing reports about the pending unfavorable weather that will turn into "The Perfect Storm", in which direction does Ray Leonard change the course of The Satori?

2. What is the name of the sailor that the rescuers are attempting to rescue along the New Jersey coast?

3. Which of the following best describes "voluntary apnea" as used by author Sebastian Junger in "The Perfect Storm"?

4. "Diving reflex" as mentioned by Junger in "The Perfect Storm" does NOT refer to which of the following?

5. Junger calls the point in which a vessel gets driven down by overwhelming natural forces such as waves which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. The biggest freak wave ever recorded is mentioned and described in Chapter 6. Explain the details of this event.

2. How does Junger spark interest in Chapter 5 with information concerning the amount of electrical power supply that is contained in thunderstorms?

3. In Chapter 8, what is the reason that the two female passengers, Karen Stimpson and Sue Bylander, give the television reporter with respect to why their boat skipper, Ray Leonard did not want to leave his boat in the midst of "The Perfect Storm"?

4. According to the information that Junger provides in Chapter 7, what are the steps one takes in order to induce the life-preserving technique known as laryngospasm?

5. What three types of weather phenomena are identified in Chapter 5 that will soon be merging to form "The Perfect Storm"?

6. In what context are "PJ's" used by Junger in this chapter?

7. What does "wave energy rising to the fourth power during storms" mean, as explained in Chapter 6?

8. What is the difference between "pitch-poling" and "floundering"?

9. In Chapter 5, which five different directions do five different vessels head toward as those at their helms learn about the forecast concerning the forthcoming "Perfect Storm"?

10. Describe the steps as detailed in Chapter 7 in relation to how the life-preserving "diving reflex"" technique can be set in motion.

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