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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. Spike Walker took over the job of doing what in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 3?
(a) Throwing the hook to catch the lines.
(b) Lowering the crab pots.
(c) Baiting the hooks.
(d) Running the cranes.

2. Where was the skipper of the Williwaw Wind from?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Canada.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Norway.

3. Where did Spike Walker first arrive in Alaska?
(a) Kodiak Island.
(b) Kayak Strait.
(c) Point Barrow.
(d) Juneau.

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

5. Where did the Williwaw Wind leave port in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 1?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Kodiak Island.
(c) Portland.
(d) Seattle.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Spike Walker go to the bar to celebrate his new job in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 5?

2. The boat nearby was not showing up where in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 7?

3. Who was a college classmate of Spike Walker's?

4. What are the platforms called on the decks of boats that allow the crewmen to deposit the pots into the water?

5. Where did the skipper of the Williwaw Wind decide to take his crab to unload in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 6?

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