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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapters 5-9 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the large land mass off the coast of Alaska at the southern edge of the Bering Sea with the eastern coast having the port of St. Paul Harbor?
(a) Kodiak Island.
(b) Barrow Reef.
(c) Ross Island.
(d) St. George Island.

2. Where did Susy begin working when she arrived in Alaska?
(a) The canneries.
(b) The local bar.
(c) The crab boats.
(d) The post office.

3. Where did Spike Walker spend his summer in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 1?
(a) Seattle, Washington.
(b) Juneau, Alaska.
(c) Norfolk, Oregon.
(d) Denver, Colorado.

4. Where did the famous tragedy of John and Olaf take place?
(a) Norton Bay.
(b) Chukchi Sea.
(c) Shelikof Strait.
(d) Kodiak Island.

5. What went out on the Williwaw Wind in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?
(a) The lights.
(b) The crab lines.
(c) The power.
(d) The radar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the skipper of the Williwaw Wind?

2. What did Mike Doyle's fellow crewmen use to try to get him out of the water in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?

3. Who ran the boat aground in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?

4. Who was the deckhand on the Royal Quarry?

5. Spike began to suffer from lack of what in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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