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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When fishing, how long are the workdays of crew members aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 18 hours.

2. What ruined Billy Tyne's marriage to his wife, Jodi?
(a) His excessive gambling at the local taverns.
(b) His excessive drinking.
(c) He had an affair with Bobby's sister, Mary Anne Shatford and Jodi found out about it.
(d) Fishing took over his life.

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

4. What type of fishing is conducted aboard the ill-fated boat upon which the note in the bottle is penned?
(a) Mackerel fishing.
(b) Swordfish fishing.
(c) Trout fishing.
(d) Tuna fishing.

5. Who is the cook aboard the Andrea Gail?
(a) Murph.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Alfred.
(d) Billy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who aboard the Andrea Gail is able to survive "The Perfect Storm"?

2. What is the name of the ice company in the fishing village upon which the crew of the Andrea Gail depends on for ice to keep fish fresh aboard the Andrea Gail?

3. What year is the note in a bottle found that is mentioned in Chapter One?

4. Which of the time frames listed corresponds best to the setting of "The Perfect Storm"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Are there any portions of the book that challenge author Sebastian Junger's vision-based pledge to limit his narrative solely to fact?

2. What happened when the United States government relaxed standards for mercury?

3. Are there any positive universal elements contained in the note found in the bottle floating along the coast of Massachusetts?

4. Based on Junger's writing, why is night baiting dangerous?

5. Based on Junger's characterization of Andrea Gail and Hannah Bolen owner, Bob Brown, what can you write about his history in relation to other boats that he has owned in the past and any accidents within that time frame involving members of his crews?

6. There is a section in Chapter 4 of the book that Junger devotes to describing how Andrea Gail Captain, Billy Tyne, is having a bad fishing trip. What are some of the factors contributing to Tyne's bad trip status?

7. What information is Sebastian Junger relying upon when he states that, " The Falcon was careening wildly around the time that the note in a bottle was written"?

8. Aside from wanting to report the destruction and imminent sinking of his ship, what other reasons could the writer of the note found in a bottle along the coast of Massachusetts in 1895 have had for writing the note and placing it in a bottle?

9. According to Sebastian Junger, how does fisherman Howard Blackburn survive three days at sea?

10. What is the value and mechanical status of the Andrea Gail as recorded between the late 1980's and the early 1990's?

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