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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. 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?
(a) Homer.
(b) Dutch Harbor.
(c) Juneau.
(d) Kodiak Island.

3. What was the name of the bar Spike Walker went to in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 5?
(a) Surfer Bar.
(b) Crab Bay Bar.
(c) Fishery Bay Bar.
(d) Beachcomber Bar.

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

5. Who was the skipper of the Jeffrey Allen?
(a) Lars Nelson.
(b) Rusty Slayton.
(c) James Kilroy.
(d) Anderson Slayton.

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

7. What are attached to the ropes that are attached to the pots to allow the fishermen to lift them out of the water?
(a) Docks.
(b) Trail lines.
(c) Harbors.
(d) Buoys.

8. What relative of the skipper died aboard the Jeffrey Allen?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Brother.
(c) Father.
(d) Brother in-law.

9. How much could the gigantic king crabs weigh as described by Walker in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 2?
(a) 2 lbs.
(b) 40 lbs.
(c) 25 lbs.
(d) 10 lbs.

10. Who was the deck boss on the Williwaw Wind?
(a) Susy.
(b) Lars.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Nels.

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

12. 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) Kodiak Island.
(b) Aleutian Island.
(c) Juneau.
(d) Bering Sea.

13. The skipper of the Williwaw Wind reasoned that the canneries where were overloaded with crab in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 6?
(a) St. George.
(b) Juneau.
(c) Kodiak Island.
(d) Bering Sea.

14. 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) Mary.
(b) Calhoun.
(c) Jonesy.
(d) Susy.

15. What did Spike Walker do when he was offered a fill-in job on another boat in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 5?
(a) Quit his job.
(b) Left Alaska.
(c) Turned it down.
(d) Took the job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Susy's boss at the cannery dead set against a woman operating?

2. Where did the Williwaw Wind leave port in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 1?

3. What happened to Mike Doyle in the end of his fiasco in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?

4. Into what did Spike Walker steer the boat in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 7?

5. Who ran the boat aground in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?

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