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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. What are the greater United States referred to often by Alaskans?
(a) The rest of the country.
(b) The lower 48.
(c) Nonalaska.
(d) Down under.

2. In Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 10, Spike Walker was on his ____ trip with the Williwaw Wind.
(a) Fifth.
(b) Last.
(c) Sixth.
(d) First.

3. How much could the gigantic king crabs weigh as described by Walker in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 2?
(a) 25 lbs.
(b) 2 lbs.
(c) 10 lbs.
(d) 40 lbs.

4. 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) Lars'.
(b) Jonesy's.
(c) Vern Hall's.
(d) Calhoun's.

5. Where did the Williwaw Wind return in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 12?
(a) The Bering Sea.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Juneau.
(d) Kodiak Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fishing vessel found Gerald Bourgeois in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?

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

3. What shortcut did the Williwaw Wind take in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 2?

4. Which boat rolled over in the south of Kodiak Island in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 12?

5. 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?

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