Working on the Edge: Surviving in the World's Most Dangerous Profession: King Crab Fishing on Alaska's High Seas Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Spike Walker, how much money did the crew net for the year in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Summary 2?
(a) $60,000.
(b) $40,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $100,000.

2. What is another name for Opelio Crab?
(a) Tanner crab.
(b) King crab.
(c) Blue crab.
(d) Snow crab.

3. What happened to Gerald Bourgeois' boat in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?
(a) It was bombed.
(b) It was pulled to land.
(c) It sank.
(d) It was sold.

4. What often proved too difficult to make the easy money of crabbing worth it, according to Spike Walker in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 2?
(a) The hours.
(b) Skippers.
(c) Restlessness.
(d) Weakness.

5. Who on the Rondys was a high school football player who, as the father of a new baby boy, flew to Alaska to find a job to provide for his family?
(a) Terry Sampson.
(b) Lars Nelson.
(c) Steve Calhoun.
(d) Dave Capri.

6. What job did Spike Walker spend his summer doing in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 1?
(a) Painting and repairing the ship.
(b) Working in the oil fields.
(c) Getting married.
(d) Working for a timber company.

7. Over what were the fishermen negotiating in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 3?
(a) Crab prices.
(b) Fishing fines.
(c) Wages.
(d) Oil prices.

8. Who owned part of the All Alaskan?
(a) Lars.
(b) Calhoun.
(c) Vern Hall.
(d) Spike Walker.

9. What had increased immeasurably according to Spike Walker in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 2?
(a) The salmon fleet.
(b) The oyster fleet.
(c) The crab fleet.
(d) The tuna fleet.

10. To where did the Rondys begin heading in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 1?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Dutch Harbor.
(c) Portland.
(d) Juneau.

11. Who was rescued by the crab boat Jeanoah in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 12?
(a) Spike Walker.
(b) Richard Majdic.
(c) Pete Knudsen.
(d) Lars Nelson.

12. In Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 7, Spike Walker writes that he enjoyed whose lack of micromanagement on the Rondys?
(a) Jonesy's.
(b) Vern Hall's.
(c) Calhoun's.
(d) Lars'.

13. How long had it been since the fiasco with the City of Seattle in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 4?
(a) Six days.
(b) Three days.
(c) One day.
(d) One week.

14. What boat had several crab pots become loose on deck from the storm in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 11?
(a) The Epic.
(b) The Key West.
(c) The St. Patrick.
(d) The Williwaw Wind.

15. Who spent his nights looking for crab boats breaking the law in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 5?
(a) Lt. Michael O'Reilly.
(b) Lt. Bob Lockman.
(c) Lt. James Nelson.
(d) Lt. Mark Sliegel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was needed to rescue the ship in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 4?

2. How long had the boom years of crabbing in Alaska been going on in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 2?

3. Who was the skipper of the Elusive?

4. What happened to the City of Seattle in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 3?

5. What boat hired Spike Walker in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 1?

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