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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the skipper of the Elusive?
(a) Spike Walker.
(b) Mike Jones.
(c) Tom MacDonald.
(d) Lars Nelson.

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

3. Why didn't the Marion A send a distress signal in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?
(a) The radar was out.
(b) The lines were cut.
(c) The captain was dead.
(d) There wasn't time.

4. Who was able to assist the Amber Dawn in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 5?
(a) The Epic.
(b) The Rondys.
(c) The Williwaw Wind.
(d) The Coast Guard.

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

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

7. 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 Rondys.
(b) The Epic.
(c) The Williwaw Wind.
(d) The St. Patrick.

8. Where did Spike Walker spend his summer in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 1?
(a) Norfolk, Oregon.
(b) Seattle, Washington.
(c) Juneau, Alaska.
(d) Denver, Colorado.

9. In Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 7, Spike Walker writes that he enjoyed whose lack of micromanagement on the Rondys?
(a) Vern Hall's.
(b) Lars'.
(c) Calhoun's.
(d) Jonesy's.

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

11. What are the greater United States referred to often by Alaskans?
(a) Down under.
(b) Nonalaska.
(c) The lower 48.
(d) The rest of the country.

12. 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 Epic.
(c) The Williwaw Wind.
(d) The Key West.

13. 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?
(a) Steve Calhoun.
(b) Mike Jones.
(c) Lars Nelson.
(d) Vern Hall.

14. 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) $.99.
(b) $1.01.
(c) $1.99.
(d) $2.00.

15. Who was rescued by the crab boat Jeanoah in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 12?
(a) Pete Knudsen.
(b) Lars Nelson.
(c) Richard Majdic.
(d) Spike Walker.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. Who took glee in Spike's suffering from sea sickness in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 7?

4. 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?

5. 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?

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