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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the cook aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) Bobby.
(b) Alfred.
(c) Billy.
(d) Murph.

2. Which of the taverns listed is located around the fishing village from which the Andrea Gail sets sail?
(a) "The Red Tavern".
(b) "The Aqua Tavern".
(c) "The Green Tavern".
(d) "The Blue Tavern".

3. What information source does Sebastian Junger state that he uses for compiling the direct quotes alluded to characters in "The Perfect Storm" ?
(a) Interview he conducts with the principals.
(b) Gloucester Gazette newspaper.
(c) Gloucester town gossip.
(d) United States Coast Guard records.

4. In Chapter 1, off the coast of which state does a mackerel schooner's crew find a bottle with a note in it?
(a) New York.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Maine.

5. Why is Albert Johnston careful and concerned about being able to return from fishing expeditions?
(a) Because he has a wife and children.
(b) Because he has experienced a series of nightmares in which he was not able to return from a fishing expedition.
(c) Because he has listened to weather forecasts announcing the formation of a storm that is headed to the same location as the Andrea Gail.
(d) Because he knows that the odds are against him being able to return.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Junger able to assist readers to differentiate direct quotes emanating from the characters throughout his narrative in "The Perfect Storm"?

2. What does Junger NOT imply toward families who lost loved ones with respect to the title, "The Perfect Storm"?

3. What particular set of items do Chris and Murph gather to take with them aboard the Andrea Gail?

4. Who is the crew keeping in radio contact with when disaster strikes the Andrea Gail?

5. What ruined Billy Tyne's marriage to his wife, Jodi?

(see the answer key)

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