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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What boat rammed into the side of the smaller boat Paul Lin, causing a great rip in its hull in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 4?
(a) The Rondys.
(b) The Williwaw Wind.
(c) The Epic.
(d) The Royal Quarry.

2. Who was the deckhand on the Royal Quarry?
(a) Susy Wagner.
(b) Mike Jones.
(c) Spike Walker.
(d) Steve Calhoun.

3. What is another name for the captain of a boat?
(a) Manager.
(b) Rig Boss.
(c) Skipper.
(d) Deck Boss.

4. Who owned the boat the Rondys in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 1?
(a) Mike Jones.
(b) Lars Nelson.
(c) Vern Hall.
(d) Steve Calhoun.

5. Who was the deck boss on the Williwaw Wind?
(a) Nels.
(b) Susy.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Lars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what did Spike Walker steer the boat in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 7?

2. 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?

3. How many of the Williwaw Wind's crabs had died while they awaited unloading in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 4?

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

5. When did king crab season end?

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