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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Junger states that once flipped over due to storm conditions or overwhelming wave activity, the Andrea Gail was bound to have filled with water at which of the following temperatures?
(a) 50 degrees.
(b) 55 degrees.
(c) 40 degrees.
(d) 45 degrees.

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

3. Who is in charge of sailing the Satori?
(a) Charlie Reed.
(b) Ray Leonard.
(c) Bob Brown.
(d) Howard Blackburn.

4. What is the name of the boat in which Bob Brown lost all but one of his crew members, and was blamed for the deaths that occurred?
(a) Contship Holland.
(b) Fair Wind.
(c) Sea Fever.
(d) Miss Millie.

5. Who is the captain of the Andrea Gail?
(a) Bobby Shatford.
(b) Adam Randall.
(c) Alfred Pierre.
(d) Billy Tyne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does "The Perfect Storm" hit?

2. In Chapter 7, Sebastian Junger includes the story of a man who managed to escape the deadly clutches of his boat that had been overturned in a storm in the Georges Bank. What was the name of that survivor?

3. Which of the coasts listed below is known for the occurrence of a large number of freak wave "monsters"?

4. What is the length of the Andrea Gail?

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"?

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