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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did Spike see at the bar, pretending to know nothing about crab fishing in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 5?
(a) Susy.
(b) Calhoun.
(c) Jonesy.
(d) Mary.

2. How long before the king crab season began did the skipper find himself lacking a crewman in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 1?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two days.
(c) Three months.
(d) One day.

3. 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) Unimak Island.
(b) St. George Island.
(c) Alitua Island.
(d) Shelikof Island.

4. Where did the skipper of the Williwaw Wind decide to take his crab to unload in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 6?
(a) Bering Sea.
(b) Juneau.
(c) Aleutian Island.
(d) Kodiak Island.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. What was Susy's boss at the cannery dead set against a woman operating?
(a) The fish nets.
(b) The canning machines.
(c) The crab pots.
(d) The cranes.

8. What affliction did Spike Walker suffer in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 3?
(a) Hernia.
(b) Sprained ankle.
(c) Broken arm.
(d) Sea sickness.

9. What did Mike Doyle's fellow crewmen use to try to get him out of the water in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?
(a) A rescue boat.
(b) A pipe pole.
(c) An anchor.
(d) A crab line.

10. Who was suspected of cutting the wire in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 8?
(a) Calhoun.
(b) Susy.
(c) Spike Walker.
(d) Lars.

11. Into what did Spike Walker steer the boat in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 7?
(a) A channel.
(b) A snowstorm.
(c) A dense fog.
(d) Another ship.

12. With whom did Spike Walker stay while waiting to find a job in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 1?
(a) Mark Neils.
(b) Steve Calhoun.
(c) Lars Anderson.
(d) Jonesy.

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

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

15. Who owned the Royal Quarry?
(a) Mike Jones.
(b) Susy Wagner.
(c) Steve Calhoun.
(d) Spike Walker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What boat rammed into the side of the smaller boat Paul Lin, causing a great rip in its hull in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 4?

2. What is the name of the ship where the crew was washed overboard in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?

3. 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?

4. Who was a college classmate of Spike Walker's?

5. 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?

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