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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. Who was rescued by the crab boat Jeanoah in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 12?
(a) Lars Nelson.
(b) Richard Majdic.
(c) Spike Walker.
(d) Pete Knudsen.

2. What season ended in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 8?
(a) Soft-shell crab season.
(b) King crab season.
(c) Snow crab season.
(d) Tanner crab season.

3. Who was the skipper of the Elusive?
(a) Spike Walker.
(b) Mike Jones.
(c) Tom MacDonald.
(d) Lars Nelson.

4. Who was the deckhand on the Royal Quarry?
(a) Susy Wagner.
(b) Steve Calhoun.
(c) Mike Jones.
(d) Spike Walker.

5. When did king crab season begin?
(a) November.
(b) September.
(c) October.
(d) December.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Spike Walker fly to join the crew in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 1?

2. What was the name of Gerald Bourgeois' boat?

3. Who took glee in Spike's suffering from sea sickness in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 7?

4. What did Spike attempt to maneuver the boat through in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?

5. Where was the Williwaw Wind headed in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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