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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who dropped into the ocean and managed to make his way to the life raft where other crew members waited in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 11?
(a) Pete Knudsen.
(b) Mike Jones.
(c) Steve Calhoun.
(d) Ralph Anderson.

2. According to Spike Walker, how much money did the crew net for the year in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Summary 2?
(a) $60,000.
(b) $100,000.
(c) $40,000.
(d) $50,000.

3. How much time had the crew of the Rondys lost from the strike in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 7?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Two days.
(d) A week.

4. Who ignored requests to come to the wheelhouse in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?
(a) Lars.
(b) Spike.
(c) Jonesy.
(d) Mike.

5. What happened to the City of Seattle in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 3?
(a) It sank.
(b) It was sold.
(c) It was towed to shore.
(d) It was painted.

6. What season had begun in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 3?
(a) Opelio crab.
(b) King crab.
(c) Tanner crab.
(d) Blue crab.

7. Who spent his nights looking for crab boats breaking the law in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 5?
(a) Lt. Mark Sliegel.
(b) Lt. Bob Lockman.
(c) Lt. James Nelson.
(d) Lt. Michael O'Reilly.

8. In Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 10, Spike heard a story of a fisherman who was saved by the luck of what?
(a) A four-leaf-clover.
(b) A letter.
(c) A coin toss.
(d) An albatross.

9. What boat hired Spike Walker in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 1?
(a) The Williwaw Wind.
(b) The Epic.
(c) The St. Patrick.
(d) The Rondys.

10. What happened to Gerald Bourgeois' boat in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?
(a) It sank.
(b) It was sold.
(c) It was bombed.
(d) It was pulled to land.

11. In what year did Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 1 take place?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1980.

12. What is another name for Opelio Crab?
(a) Tanner crab.
(b) Blue crab.
(c) King crab.
(d) Snow crab.

13. What was the name of Gerald Bourgeois' boat?
(a) The Epic.
(b) The St. Patrick.
(c) The Marion A.
(d) The Williwaw Wind.

14. Who on the Rondys was a high school football player who, as the father of a new baby boy, flew to Alaska to find a job to provide for his family?
(a) Dave Capri.
(b) Steve Calhoun.
(c) Lars Nelson.
(d) Terry Sampson.

15. When did the Rondys depart at sea in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 1?
(a) Mid-June.
(b) Mid-September.
(c) Mid-August.
(d) Mid-July.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the first crab boat bought by Vern Hall's father?

2. What was needed to rescue the ship in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 4?

3. What did the Rondys begin fishing for in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 12?

4. Who owned the boat the Rondys in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 1?

5. With whom were the fishermen negotiating in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 3?

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