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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who took Spike Walker to dinner in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 5?
(a) Calhoun.
(b) Susy.
(c) Jonesy.
(d) Lars.

2. What island is in the Prince William Sound?
(a) Akutan Island.
(b) Prince George Island.
(c) Unalaska Island.
(d) Montague Island.

3. 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) 1990.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1984.

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

5. 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) Six.
(b) Seven.
(c) Four.
(d) Eight.

6. Spike Walker took over the job of doing what in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 3?
(a) Baiting the hooks.
(b) Lowering the crab pots.
(c) Throwing the hook to catch the lines.
(d) Running the cranes.

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

8. How many species of king crab are there in Alaska?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

9. Where was the skipper of the Williwaw Wind from?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Norway.
(c) Canada.
(d) Belgium.

10. 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) Lazy Bay.
(c) Toksook Bay.
(d) Akutan Bay.

11. How long did the Royal Quarry stay in Lazy Bay in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 4?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 8 days.

12. What made the first night rough in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?
(a) Hurricane season.
(b) No catches.
(c) Net stealing.
(d) High winds.

13. What is the name of the system used to keep track of the sea's depth and other fishing vessels?
(a) Radar.
(b) Frequency.
(c) Radio.
(d) Satellite.

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

15. How many of the Williwaw Wind's crabs had died while they awaited unloading in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 4?
(a) Half.
(b) A quarter.
(c) A fifth.
(d) A third.

Short Answer Questions

1. The boat nearby was not showing up where in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 7?

2. 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?

3. Where did Spike Walker first arrive in Alaska?

4. Sig told Spike Walker about the Jeffrey Allen as the Williwaw Wind passed where?

5. 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?

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