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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Despite ties to ownership, the Rondys still had to do what in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 9?
(a) Pay fees to unload.
(b) Pay fees to enter.
(c) Launch a second ship.
(d) Wait its turn to unload.

2. Thousands of what crashed into the Rondys in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 12?
(a) Fish.
(b) Whales.
(c) Crabs.
(d) Birds.

3. How long had the boom years of crabbing in Alaska been going on in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 2?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

4. Where had the Rondys anchored in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 3?
(a) Dutch Harbor.
(b) Prince Charles Island.
(c) Kodiak Island.
(d) Juneau.

5. What crab boat rescued the crew of the Key West?
(a) The Royal Quarry.
(b) The Williwaw Wind.
(c) The Epic.
(d) The American Eagle.

6. What was the final price per pound that ended the strike in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 6?
(a) $2.00.
(b) $.99.
(c) $1.99.
(d) $1.01.

7. Where was Gerald Bourgeois found in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?
(a) On a raft.
(b) Dead at sea.
(c) An island.
(d) On his ship.

8. Over what were the fishermen negotiating in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 3?
(a) Oil prices.
(b) Fishing fines.
(c) Crab prices.
(d) Wages.

9. 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) An albatross.
(b) A four-leaf-clover.
(c) A letter.
(d) A coin toss.

10. One skipper was arrested in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 5 while trying to run his boat back to his home port where?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Portland.
(d) Juneau.

11. What was the name of the first crab boat bought by Vern Hall's father?
(a) The King-n-Wing.
(b) The All Alaskan.
(c) The St. Christopher.
(d) The Epic.

12. What did the crew of the Rondys learn upon anchoring in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 3?
(a) A famine.
(b) A fire.
(c) A crash.
(d) A strike.

13. What boat had several crab pots become loose on deck from the storm in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 11?
(a) The St. Patrick.
(b) The Williwaw Wind.
(c) The Epic.
(d) The Key West.

14. What job did Spike Walker spend his summer doing in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 1?
(a) Working in the oil fields.
(b) Painting and repairing the ship.
(c) Working for a timber company.
(d) Getting married.

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-August.
(b) Mid-July.
(c) Mid-September.
(d) Mid-June.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the fishing in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 5?

2. What processing ship did the Rondys unload at in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 9?

3. Where had the Marion A hit a reef in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?

4. 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?

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?

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