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

2. How many other crab ships took refuge alongside the Royal Quarry in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 3?
(a) 10.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 40.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What affliction did Spike Walker suffer in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 3?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. Who helped Spike Walker maneuver the boat in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 7?

5. When did king crab season begin?

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