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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the skipper of the Williwaw Wind?
(a) Lars.
(b) Jonesy.
(c) Nels.
(d) Calhoun.

2. The two survivors on the Master Carl were Mogoteaux and who?
(a) Channel.
(b) Fritz.
(c) Anderson.
(d) Borgen.

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) Akutan Bay.
(b) Kinak Bay.
(c) Lazy Bay.
(d) Toksook Bay.

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?
(a) Two icebergs.
(b) A bay.
(c) Two ships.
(d) A narrow channel.

5. Where did Spike Walker once work in the oil fields?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Texas.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Arkansas.

6. Who made the decision to leave Lazy Bay in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 4?
(a) Calhoun.
(b) Spike.
(c) Jonesy.
(d) Susy.

7. In what industry did Spike Walker work in Oregon?
(a) Concrete.
(b) Glass.
(c) Lumber.
(d) Fishing.

8. The crew of the Williwaw Wind discovered in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 5 that their crab pots had been what?
(a) Confiscated.
(b) Emptied.
(c) Destroyed.
(d) Stolen.

9. Why did the majority of the fishermen come to Alaska during the crab season?
(a) Money.
(b) Adventure.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Nature.

10. In what sea did Spike Walker fish for crab?
(a) Indian.
(b) Atlantic.
(c) Pacific.
(d) Bering.

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

12. What processing ship did the Williwaw Wind make its way to in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 4?
(a) The Alaskan White.
(b) The All Alaskan.
(c) The Epic.
(d) The St. Christopher.

13. Where was the Williwaw Wind headed in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 7?
(a) Juneau.
(b) The Pacific Ocean.
(c) The Bering Sea.
(d) Kodiak Island.

14. The crewmen on the Williwaw Wind were named Fritz and what?
(a) Lars.
(b) Sig.
(c) Sammy.
(d) Bobby.

15. Where did Spike Walker take turns working in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6 so that Jonesy could sleep?
(a) The wheelhouse.
(b) The cranes.
(c) The deck.
(d) The nets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the two survivors of the Master Carl attacked by on land?

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

3. Who instructed Spike Walker to urinate on his hands in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 8?

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?

5. When did king crab season end?

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