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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Cleaning and preparing equipment for processing fish.
(b) Preparing reports on their projected catch on the week that the boat travels up, and preparing actual catch reports on the week that the boat travels back from a fishing trip.
(c) Relaxing and sleeping.
(d) Maintaining life-saving equipment aboard.

2. What type of plans do Andrea Gail crew member Bobby Shatford and Christine Cotter have in mind to engage in together upon his return from fishing aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) They plan to open a fish canning business.
(b) The plan to travel to England.
(c) They plan to marry.
(d) They plan to open a restaurant.

3. Freak wave "monsters" are large waves that frequently overwhelm ships. How high was the largest wave of its type ever recorded that encountered a 478-foot Navy tanker?
(a) 112 feet in height.
(b) 120 feet in height.
(c) 95 feet in heighh.
(d) 165 feet in height.

4. Which of the following best describes "voluntary apnea" as used by author Sebastian Junger in "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Crew members do not inhale until they are about to lose consciousness.
(b) Crew member holds his breath until he loses consciousness.
(c) Crew member takes very short breaths, stops, and then loses consciousness.
(d) Crew member voluntarily falls asleep before losing consciousness.

5. Since 1650, how many fisherman from Gloucester have died at sea?
(a) More than 3,000.
(b) More than 7,000.
(c) More than 20,000.
(d) More than 10,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What information source does Sebastian Junger state that he uses for compiling the direct quotes alluded to characters in "The Perfect Storm" ?

2. How long is the sandbar known as Sable Island?

3. According to Junger, fishermen enter their profession via which of the following routes listed?

4. What group, if any, provides Sebastian Junger with the basis upon which he creates the tragedy that strikes the Andrea Gail?

5. What is one of the key questions that Junger asks himself in relation to the men aboard the ill-fated mackerel schooner?

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