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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 owned the boat the Rondys in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 1?
(a) Steve Calhoun.
(b) Lars Nelson.
(c) Vern Hall.
(d) Mike Jones.

2. What was the effect of the illness the crabs suffered in the 80s, according to Spike Walker?
(a) All crabs died.
(b) Females were infertile.
(c) Male crabs died.
(d) King crabs all died.

3. In Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 3, the Royal Quarry took refuge from a storm in the narrow entrance to what?
(a) Kinak Bay.
(b) Akutan Bay.
(c) Lazy Bay.
(d) Toksook Bay.

4. What were the two survivors of the Master Carl attacked by on land?
(a) A mountain lion.
(b) A bear.
(c) An elk.
(d) A moose.

5. What are the platforms called on the decks of boats that allow the crewmen to deposit the pots into the water?
(a) Launchers.
(b) Decks.
(c) Docks.
(d) Ports.

Short Answer Questions

1. What decision did Spike Walker make in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 6?

2. 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?

3. In Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 10, Spike Walker was on his ____ trip with the Williwaw Wind.

4. One skipper was arrested in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 5 while trying to run his boat back to his home port where?

5. What ship rolled in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 4?

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