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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. Who was a college classmate of Spike Walker's?
(a) Lars Nelson.
(b) Mike Jones.
(c) Susy Wagner.
(d) Steve Calhoun.

2. What months passed in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 7?
(a) September and October.
(b) March and April.
(c) April and May.
(d) October and November.

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

4. Who took Spike Walker to dinner in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 5?
(a) Lars.
(b) Jonesy.
(c) Susy.
(d) Calhoun.

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?
(a) One day.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two days.
(d) Two weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. The two survivors on the Master Carl were Mogoteaux and who?

2. Why did the majority of the fishermen come to Alaska during the crab season?

3. 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?

4. What made the first night rough in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?

5. What price did the crew of the Williwaw Wind get for their crab compared to what they'd have gotten in the Bering Sea in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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