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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Summary 1 and Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Spike Walker do when he was offered a fill-in job on another boat in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 5?
(a) Took the job.
(b) Turned it down.
(c) Quit his job.
(d) Left Alaska.

2. Who on the Rondys was a high school football player who, as the father of a new baby boy, flew to Alaska to find a job to provide for his family?
(a) Dave Capri.
(b) Terry Sampson.
(c) Steve Calhoun.
(d) Lars Nelson.

3. The skipper of the Jeffrey Allen was washed out of what when the boat rolled over?
(a) The wheelhouse.
(b) Deck.
(c) Cabins.
(d) Release pipe.

4. Where did the Master Carl sink?
(a) Prince George Sound.
(b) Prince William Sound.
(c) Aswana Strait.
(d) Brooks Strait.

5. Which boat rolled over in the south of Kodiak Island in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 12?
(a) The Epic.
(b) The St. Patrick.
(c) The All Alaskan.
(d) The Marion A.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the final price per pound that ended the strike in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 6?

2. Who was the skipper of the Jeffrey Allen?

3. What did Mike Doyle's fellow crewmen use to try to get him out of the water in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?

4. Where was Mike Doyle when his ship was hit by strong winds in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?

5. What fishing vessel found Gerald Bourgeois in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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