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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did Spike see at the bar, pretending to know nothing about crab fishing in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 5?
(a) Mary.
(b) Calhoun.
(c) Jonesy.
(d) Susy.

2. The crewmen on the Williwaw Wind were named Fritz and what?
(a) Sammy.
(b) Sig.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Lars.

3. How many crab pots were on deck of the Williwaw Wind in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 3?
(a) 140.
(b) 185.
(c) 220.
(d) 240.

4. Where was the Williwaw Wind headed in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 2?
(a) The Pacific Ocean.
(b) The Bering Sea.
(c) The Indian Ocean.
(d) The Atlantic Ocean.

5. What are the platforms called on the decks of boats that allow the crewmen to deposit the pots into the water?
(a) Launchers.
(b) Docks.
(c) Decks.
(d) Ports.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rescued the two survivors of the Master Carl?

2. The Royal Quarry was the only crab boat in Alaska to have what?

3. Who was the deckhand on the Royal Quarry?

4. Working on the Edge: Surviving in the World's Most Dangerous Profession: King Crab Fishing on Alaska's High Seas describes the crabbing seasons between 1976 and when?

5. What was the name of the bar Spike Walker went to in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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