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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 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Jonesy.
(b) Mike.
(c) Susy.
(d) Calhoun.

2. What is the capital of Alaska?
(a) Montreal.
(b) New Brunswick.
(c) Vancouver.
(d) Juneau.

3. What relative of the skipper died aboard the Jeffrey Allen?
(a) Brother in-law.
(b) Brother.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Father.

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) 1986.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1989.

5. What happened to Mike Doyle in the end of his fiasco in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?
(a) He drowned.
(b) He was pulled aboard.
(c) He was saved by the Coast Guard.
(d) He swam ashore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the two survivors of the Master Carl attacked by on land?

2. The gigantic king crabs could have a leg span of over how many feet, as described by Walker in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 2?

3. Who was the friend that Spike Walker hoped could help him get a job in Alaska?

4. What did Spike attempt to maneuver the boat through in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?

5. The skipper of the Jeffrey Allen found his crew trapped behind a what?

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