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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 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shortcut did the Williwaw Wind take in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 2?
(a) Kinamaw Channel.
(b) St. George Pass.
(c) Bering Strait.
(d) Shelikof Strait.

2. The boat nearby was not showing up where in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 7?
(a) On polynar.
(b) On the records.
(c) On radar.
(d) On rescue maps.

3. Whom did Spike Walker find it hard not to like in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 4?
(a) Calhoun.
(b) Jonesy.
(c) Susy.
(d) Mike.

4. 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?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1989.

5. Where did Spike Walker once work in the oil fields?
(a) Texas.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Arkansas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who made the decision to leave Lazy Bay in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 4?

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

3. What island is in the Prince William Sound?

4. In Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 3, the Royal Quarry took refuge from a storm in the narrow entrance to what?

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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