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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the system used to keep track of the sea's depth and other fishing vessels?
(a) Satellite.
(b) Frequency.
(c) Radio.
(d) Radar.

2. Who was the skipper of the Jeffrey Allen?
(a) James Kilroy.
(b) Anderson Slayton.
(c) Rusty Slayton.
(d) Lars Nelson.

3. What island is in the Prince William Sound?
(a) Unalaska Island.
(b) Akutan Island.
(c) Montague Island.
(d) Prince George Island.

4. What drug was a problem among the seamen during times of plenty?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Crack.
(d) Heroin.

5. The crew of the Williwaw Wind discovered in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 5 that their crab pots had been what?
(a) Confiscated.
(b) Destroyed.
(c) Stolen.
(d) Emptied.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Spike Walker feel that the crab season was over in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 12?

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

3. Working on the Edge: Surviving in the World's Most Dangerous Profession: King Crab Fishing on Alaska's High Seas describes the crabbing seasons between 1976 and when?

4. Who took Spike Walker to dinner in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 5?

5. Who was suspected of cutting the wire in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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