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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon hearing reports about the pending unfavorable weather that will turn into "The Perfect Storm", in which direction does Ray Leonard change the course of The Satori?
(a) Toward Newfoundland.
(b) Toward Boston Harbor.
(c) Toward England.
(d) He does not change its course.

2. According to Junger, what type of shark can bite a man's leg off even after you cut off its head?
(a) Nurse Shark.
(b) Great White Shark.
(c) Mako shark.
(d) Thrasher Shark.

3. What profession did Billy Tyne want to pursue before becoming a fisherman?
(a) A psychologist.
(b) A marine biologist.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A dentist.

4. What source does Sebastian Junger use to reconstruct the disaster that befalls the Andrea Gail?
(a) The incident report about the disaster on file with the United States Coast Guard.
(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) A Gloucester fisherman who has witnessed the tragedy aboard 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"?
(a) Adam has a premonition of disaster.
(b) His mother becomes gravely ill and Adam feels that he cannot leave.
(c) He forgets to pack his blood pressure medication and is unable to leave without it.
(d) Adam slips, falls, and fractures his back, leaving him unable to travel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Andrea Gail crew member Bobby Shatford's sister?

2. Telling the story of a Scottish doctor who survived drowning, Sebastian Junger mentions the probability that upon the occurrence of larynospasm, water may not enter which of the following:

3. What is Andrea Gail crew member "Bugsy" Moran's real given name?

4. Judith Reeves is a Canadian aboard which of the following vessels?

5. What is the name of the vessel upon which it is established that the note in the bottle was written?

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