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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the length of the Andrea Gail?
(a) Sixty-two (62) feet.
(b) Forty-five (45) feet.
(c) Seventy-five (75) feet.
(d) Fifty-five (55) feet.

3. Aboard the Andrea Gail, Billy Tyne shares quarters with which of the following?
(a) Alfred Pierre.
(b) Bobby Shatford.
(c) No one.
(d) Sully Sullivan.

4. 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) He forgets to pack his blood pressure medication and is unable to leave without it.
(c) Adam slips, falls, and fractures his back, leaving him unable to travel.
(d) His mother becomes gravely ill and Adam feels that he cannot leave.

5. According to the note found in a bottle in Chapter One, what parts of its boat of origin are missing?
(a) Mast and sail.
(b) Hatch lid and canvas.
(c) Cable and rudder.
(d) Yards and line.

6. In retrospect, what is the best label to attach to Junger's narrative in "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Fictionalized account of true events.
(b) Theoretical account of true events.
(c) True account of true events.
(d) Fantasy-based account of true events.

7. Who is the captain of the Hannah Bolen?
(a) Linda Greenlaw.
(b) Albert Johnston.
(c) Bob Brown.
(d) Charlie Reed.

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

9. Based on its contents, what human emotion is conveyed in the note in a bottle found in Chapter One?
(a) Love.
(b) Joy.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Anger.

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

11. How many crew members have contributed to writing the note found in a bottle in Chapter One?
(a) Four crew members.
(b) Six crew members.
(c) Two crew members.
(d) One crew member.

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

13. What is the name of the fishing village where the dock from which the Andrea Gail sets sail is located?
(a) Belfast.
(b) Worcester.
(c) Gloucester.
(d) Aransas.

14. Who owns the Andrea Gail?
(a) Alfred Pierre.
(b) Linda Greenlaw.
(c) Bob Brown.
(d) Howard Blackburn.

15. 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 restaurant.
(b) They plan to open a fish canning business.
(c) The plan to travel to England.
(d) They plan to marry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Billy Tyne and the crew aboard the Andrea Gail pull in as much swordfish as the crew on which of the following?

3. What does the captain of the Andrea Gail rely on to position his boat and crew away from dangerous storms at sea?

4. What is the primary reason that the English settle in Beauport around 1603?

5. Where does the crew of the Andrea Gail spot the Mary T?

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