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

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

Spike Walker
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 164 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the platforms called on the decks of boats that allow the crewmen to deposit the pots into the water?

2. The skipper of the Jeffrey Allen was washed out of what when the boat rolled over?

3. How much money did Spike Walker have when he arrived in Alaska?

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?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the crew of the Williwaw Wind discover in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 5? What was their reaction?

2. Where and with whom did Spike celebrate his job aboard the Royal Quarry? Whom did he see there?

3. What does Spike Walker experience in the first days aboard the Royal Quarry in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 3?

4. Who was aboard the Royal Quarry in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 2?

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

6. How many crab pots were aboard the Williwaw Wind in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 3? Where did it go to get more?

7. What did the skipper do while the crew worked on the Williwaw Wind? What impact did this have?

8. What does Spike Walker warn the reader of in the introductory chapters of the book? Why?

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

10. What danger did Spike Walker encounter at the wheel in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe what led to the danger on the boat the Key West. What other boats were affected from this cause? What was the outcome of the Key West and its crew?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the crew aboard the Williwaw Wind. How did they differ from Spike Walker's previous ship? Whom did he get along with and not get along with?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the reasons for the conflicts between Spike Walker and the crew of the Williwaw Wind in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 8. How did the tension escalate and what was the outcome?

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