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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The manner in which Sebastian Junger writes Chapter One makes it resemble what type of narrative source?
(a) A verbatim account of verbal exchanges that he recorded between a couple of patrons at "The Crow's Nest".
(b) A United States Coast Guard incident report.
(c) A series of verbal exchanges between Junger and a crew member whom he has interviewed.
(d) A dream or a memory.

3. What source does Sebastian Junger use to reconstruct the disaster that befalls the Andrea Gail?
(a) A Gloucester fisherman who has witnessed the tragedy aboard the Andrea Gail.
(b) Christine Cotter who claims that she has maintained contact with Bobby Stratford throughout the disaster.
(c) His mind. He creates an account detailing the disaster.
(d) The incident report about the disaster on file with the United States Coast Guard.

4. What is it that the author(s) of the note found in a bottle in Chapter One ask for via the note?
(a) The crew member asks that the families of all of the crew members be notified of the crew members' deaths.
(b) The crew member asks that only his family members be notified of his death at sea.
(c) The crew member asks God to have mercy on him and his fellow crew members.
(d) The crew member asks that whoever finds his note take all necessary steps to locate a rescue team to help him and his fellow crew members to shore.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the length of the Andrea Gail?

2. What do the crew members of the Andrea Gail spend most of their time doing on the week that the boat travels up and the week that the boat travels back from a fishing trip?

3. What type of boat is the note writer in Chapter One aboard?

4. What type of sense does Junger apply to his use of the term "Perfect Storm" ?

5. What does the fishing term "haul back" mean?

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