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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What drug was a problem among the seamen during times of plenty?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Crack.
(d) Cocaine.

2. How much money did Spike Walker have when he arrived in Alaska?
(a) $5.
(b) $100.
(c) $20.
(d) $40.

3. With whom did Spike Walker go to the bar to celebrate his new job in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 5?
(a) Lars.
(b) Jonesy.
(c) Susy.
(d) Calhoun.

4. Which crewman aboard the Royal Quarry was a college football player?
(a) Mike Jones.
(b) Spike Walker.
(c) Lars Nelson.
(d) Steve Calhoun.

5. When the Williwaw Wind reached a risky area past, where did the boat ahead of them run aground in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 2?
(a) St. George Island.
(b) Unimak Island.
(c) Alitua Island.
(d) Shelikof Island.

6. 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?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1990.

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

8. What is the capital of Alaska?
(a) New Brunswick.
(b) Vancouver.
(c) Montreal.
(d) Juneau.

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

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

11. The Royal Quarry was the only crab boat in Alaska to have what?
(a) A female deckhand.
(b) A thousand crab pots.
(c) A new rig.
(d) A new shipping line.

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

13. The gigantic king crabs could have a leg span of over how many feet, as described by Walker in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 2?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Seven.

14. Who was the friend that Spike Walker hoped could help him get a job in Alaska?
(a) Lars Anderson.
(b) Steve Calhoun.
(c) Mike "Jonesy" Jones.
(d) Mark Neils.

15. Sig told Spike Walker about the Jeffrey Allen as the Williwaw Wind passed where?
(a) Chukchi Sea.
(b) St. George.
(c) Juneau.
(d) Puale Bay.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Williwaw Wind go to pick up a second load of crab pots in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 3?

2. What is the name of the large land mass off the coast of Alaska at the southern edge of the Bering Sea with the eastern coast having the port of St. Paul Harbor?

3. How many crab pots were on deck of the Williwaw Wind in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 3?

4. What made the first night rough in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?

5. When did king crab season begin?

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