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

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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. The two survivors on the Master Carl were Mogoteaux and who?
(a) Channel.
(b) Borgen.
(c) Anderson.
(d) Fritz.

2. What season ended in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 8?
(a) King crab season.
(b) Soft-shell crab season.
(c) Snow crab season.
(d) Tanner crab season.

3. How long before the king crab season began did the skipper find himself lacking a crewman in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 1?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Three months.
(c) One day.
(d) Two days.

4. The skipper of the Williwaw Wind reasoned that the canneries where were overloaded with crab in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 6?
(a) St. George.
(b) Kodiak Island.
(c) Juneau.
(d) Bering Sea.

5. Into what did Spike Walker steer the boat in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 7?
(a) Another ship.
(b) A snowstorm.
(c) A channel.
(d) A dense fog.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days did the crewmen spend setting out the second load of crab pots in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 3?

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

3. Where did Spike Walker once work in the oil fields?

4. Who was the skipper of the Jeffrey Allen?

5. Where did the skipper of the Williwaw Wind decide to take his crab to unload in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the difference between Spike's experience during tanner crab season and king crab season in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind.

2. What did Mogoteaux and Channel learn of their crew upon their rescue?

3. Where was Spike Walker in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 1? What was he doing?

4. What crewman is described aboard the vessel Epic in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?

5. Where did Spike find his next job in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 1? Who was aboard the boat?

6. What occurrence began the conflicts between Spike Walker and the crew of the Williwaw Wind?

7. What did the Williwaw Wind encounter at St. Paul Harbor in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 5?

8. Where did Lars decide to take the Williwaw Wind to unload from its second trip? Why?

9. Where did Rusty Slayton find his crew aboard the Jeffrey Allen? What did he do?

10. Where was the Williwaw Wind heading to unload their crab in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 4? What risks awaited?

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