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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. In Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 10, Spike heard a story of a fisherman who was saved by the luck of what?
(a) A letter.
(b) A four-leaf-clover.
(c) A coin toss.
(d) An albatross.

2. What are the platforms called on the decks of boats that allow the crewmen to deposit the pots into the water?
(a) Decks.
(b) Docks.
(c) Ports.
(d) Launchers.

3. What was the name of the first crab boat bought by Vern Hall's father?
(a) The King-n-Wing.
(b) The St. Christopher.
(c) The All Alaskan.
(d) The Epic.

4. Where was the skipper of the Williwaw Wind from?
(a) Norway.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Canada.
(d) Belgium.

5. 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 Key West.
(b) The St. Patrick.
(c) The Williwaw Wind.
(d) The Epic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the greater United States referred to often by Alaskans?

2. Spike began to suffer from lack of what in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 8?

3. Where did Spike take a brief vacation in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 11?

4. Who took glee in Spike's suffering from sea sickness in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 7?

5. What are attached to the ropes that are attached to the pots to allow the fishermen to lift them out of the water?

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