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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. 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) Support group comprised of family members who lost loved ones aboard the Andrea Gail.
(d) 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.
2. Who is the crew keeping in radio contact with when disaster strikes the Andrea Gail?
(a) Adam Randall.
(b) Christine Cotter.
(c) No one.
(d) The United States Coast Guard.
3. What serves as Sebastian Junger's source for conversations that take place among characters in "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Audio tapes recorded by the crew of the Andrea Gail.
(b) Ship's log aboard the Andrea Gail.
(c) His mind. He makes up conversations among the crew of the Andrea Gail.
(d) United States Coast Guard incident reports.
4. Who does Sebastian Junger depend on for information to include in his narrative about the events surrounding the preparation and departure of the Andrea Gail from Gloucester?
(a) Adam Randall who witnesses the preparation and departure of the Andrea Gail.
(b) Junger depends on himself. He creates the events surrounding the preparation and departure of the Andrea Gail.
(c) Christine Cotter who has witnessed the preparation and departure of the Andrea Gail.
(d) Bobby Stratford's mother who runs "The Crow's Nest" and who has witnessed the preparation and departure of the Andrea Gail.
5. Ethel Shatford, the mother of Andrea Gail crew member Bobby Shatford works as a bartender at which of the taverns listed?
(a) "The Constant Wave".
(b) "The Ship's Wheel".
(c) "The Crow's Nest".
(d) "Capistrano".
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the taverns listed is located around the fishing village from which the Andrea Gail sets sail?
2. What type of fishing is conducted aboard the ill-fated boat upon which the note in the bottle is penned?
3. What is Andrea Gail crew member "Sully" Sullivan's real given name?
4. According to weather reports, what type of foul weather condition is taking place in Bermuda?
5. Who replaces Adam Randall as a crew member aboard the Andrea Gail?
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