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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapters 5-9 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The skipper of the Elusive started crabbing when he realized he could make how many times his earnings as a grocery store manager?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 10.

3. How many times did the bell ring for the dead at the memorial ceremony attended by Spike Walker in the Epilogue?
(a) 10.
(b) 40.
(c) 42.
(d) 36.

4. 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) Turned it down.
(b) Left Alaska.
(c) Quit his job.
(d) Took the job.

5. What are the names of the heavy, insulated outfits that are designed to protect a person in frigid waters?
(a) Water suits.
(b) Ice suits.
(c) Scuba suits.
(d) Survival suits.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom were the fishermen negotiating in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 3?

2. How many people survived the St. Patrick in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 8?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. Who owned the boat the Rondys in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 1?

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