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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapters 7-10, Summary 2, and Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't the Marion A send a distress signal in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?
(a) The radar was out.
(b) There wasn't time.
(c) The lines were cut.
(d) The captain was dead.

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

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) Two days.
(c) One day.
(d) Three months.

4. 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) $100,000.
(b) $60,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $40,000.

5. Where had the Marion A hit a reef in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?
(a) Ross Channel.
(b) St. George Bay.
(c) Geese Channel.
(d) Puale Strait.

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 processing ship did the Williwaw Wind make its way to in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 4?

3. Who dropped into the ocean and managed to make his way to the life raft where other crew members waited in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 11?

4. What processing ship did the Rondys unload at in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 9?

5. How did the crew aboard the Rondys feel about having to wait in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 9?

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