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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the crew of the Andrea Gail spot the Mary T?
(a) Near Georges Bank.
(b) Off the coast of Newfoundland.
(c) Off the coast of Gloucester.
(d) In the Grand Banks area.

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

3. How many men are aboard the boat upon which the note in a bottle is penned?
(a) Ten men.
(b) Twenty men.
(c) Twelve men.
(d) Fifteen men.

4. What is the primary reason that the English settle in Beauport around 1603?
(a) Because of the abundance of cod.
(b) Because every family was being granted ten acres of land.
(c) Because of the busy port.
(d) Because it was free from British rule.

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

6. Whose version is used as a basis for the description of the tragedy that takes place aboard the Andrea Gail during "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) Author Sebastian Junger's version.
(b) Captain Linda Greenlaw's version.
(c) Skipper Ray Leonard's version.
(d) Crewman Michael Moran's version.

7. Who is the Captain of the Mary T?
(a) Charlie Reed.
(b) Albert Johnston.
(c) Linda Greenlaw.
(d) Bob Brown.

8. Which of the time frames listed corresponds best to the setting of "The Perfect Storm"?
(a) July, 1992.
(b) October, 1991.
(c) January, 1985.
(d) March, 1993.

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

10. What is the name of the boat in which Bob Brown lost all but one of his crew members, and was blamed for the deaths that occurred?
(a) Contship Holland.
(b) Sea Fever.
(c) Fair Wind.
(d) Miss Millie.

11. According to Junger, who were the first to invent long line boats?
(a) The Koreans.
(b) The French.
(c) The Canadians.
(d) The Americans.

12. Who does Sebastian Junger depend on for information to include in his narrative about the events surrounding the preparation and departure of the Andrea Gail from Gloucester?
(a) Junger depends on himself. He creates the events surrounding the preparation and departure of the Andrea Gail.
(b) Christine Cotter who has witnessed the preparation and departure of the Andrea Gail.
(c) Bobby Stratford's mother who runs "The Crow's Nest" and who has witnessed the preparation and departure of the Andrea Gail.
(d) Adam Randall who witnesses the preparation and departure of the Andrea Gail.

13. Who replaces Adam Randall as a crew member aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) "Bugsy" Moran.
(b) Bobby Shatford.
(c) "Sully" Sullivan.
(d) Dale Murphy.

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

15. After a month at sea, where does the Mary T make port?
(a) Gloucester, Massachusetts.
(b) Fairhaven, Massachusetts.
(c) Boston, Massachusetts.
(d) Worcester, Massachusetts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Since 1650, how many fisherman from Gloucester have died at sea?

2. 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?

3. What source does Sebastian Junger use to reconstruct the disaster that befalls the Andrea Gail?

4. Where are the two passengers aboard the Satori headed?

5. Who is the captain of the Hannah Bolen?

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