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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why does Adam Randall decide not to join the crew of the Andrea Gail on the particular fishing trip described in "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Adam slips, falls, and fractures his back, leaving him unable to travel.
(b) Adam has a premonition of disaster.
(c) His mother becomes gravely ill and Adam feels that he cannot leave.
(d) He forgets to pack his blood pressure medication and is unable to leave without it.
2. What is Andrea Gail crew member "Bugsy" Moran's real given name?
(a) Harry.
(b) Lawrence.
(c) Michael.
(d) Trey.
3. What does Junger NOT imply toward families who lost loved ones with respect to the title, "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Disrespect and insult.
(b) A book title.
(c) His opinion of a particular meteorological event.
(d) Reference to an event that changed their lives.
4. What group, if any, provides Sebastian Junger with the basis upon which he creates the tragedy that strikes the Andrea Gail?
(a) No group. Sebastian Junger creates the events surrounding the tragedy that struck aboard the Andrea Gail.
(b) Local fishermen who have survived similar storms.
(c) The United States Coast Guard which grants Junger access to a collection of incident reports detailing ship disasters in the same area where disaster hits the Andrea Gail.
(d) Support group comprised of family members who lost loved ones aboard the Andrea Gail.
5. According to Junger, which of the following types of fish is the most popular catch among early European fishermen fishing off the coast of Newfoundland in the New World?
(a) Flounder.
(b) Mackerel.
(c) Mahi mahi.
(d) Cod.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the fishing term "haul back" mean?
2. Since 1650, how many fisherman from Gloucester have died at sea?
3. Who is the cook aboard the Andrea Gail?
4. Which of the time frames listed corresponds best to the setting of "The Perfect Storm"?
5. In Chapter 1, off the coast of which state does a mackerel schooner's crew find a bottle with a note in it?
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