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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Based on the wind force gauge system that the fishermen use, what force level is "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Force 10.
(b) Force 12.
(c) Force 11.
(d) Force 9.

2. When a storm hits a boat at sea, the crew does NOT do which of the following?
(a) Close every hatch, porthole and watertight door on board.
(b) Take everything off the deck.
(c) Latch down things that could break loose.
(d) Do not try to contact family members and friends to inform them of the approaching storm.

3. Which of the following sites are mentioned in Chapter Three as being two of the most dangerous places to fish?
(a) Boston Port and Fairhaven Port.
(b) Gloucester Port and Boston Port.
(c) Grand Banks and Georges Bank.
(d) Gloucester Port and Fairhaven Port.

4. According to author Sebastian Junger, what does a puncture wound from a swordfish mean?
(a) Instant death.
(b) Instant infection.
(c) Instant blood clotting.
(d) Instant blood poisoning.

5. In Chapter 7, an explanation is given regarding how a crew member of the Andrea Gail must have felt as he was drowning. What is that explanation?
(a) Human air intake cessation.
(b) Human liquid intake limits.
(c) Science of human respiratory system.
(d) Science of human drowning.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Perfect Storm" is a mixture of literature and what other type of narrative?

2. Ethel Shatford, the mother of Andrea Gail crew member Bobby Shatford works as a bartender at which of the taverns listed?

3. Based on its contents, what human emotion is conveyed in the note in a bottle found in Chapter One?

4. In Chapter 1, off the coast of which state does a mackerel schooner's crew find a bottle with a note in it?

5. What is another name for the meteorological term, "nor-easter"?

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