View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Jonesy's.
(b) Calhoun's.
(c) Lars'.
(d) Vern Hall's.

2. 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 fire.
(b) A famine.
(c) A crash.
(d) A strike.

3. 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) Getting married.
(d) Working for a timber company.

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) Spike.
(b) Mike.
(c) Jonesy.
(d) Lars.

5. 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) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

6. 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 days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) A week.
(d) Three weeks.

7. Who owned part of the All Alaskan?
(a) Vern Hall.
(b) Lars.
(c) Spike Walker.
(d) Calhoun.

8. 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) Lars Nelson.
(c) Mike Jones.
(d) Vern Hall.

9. 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?
(a) The oil companies.
(b) The grocery stores.
(c) The restaurants.
(d) The canneries.

10. Where did the Williwaw Wind return in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 12?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Kodiak Island.
(c) The Bering Sea.
(d) Juneau.

11. Where did the famous tragedy of John and Olaf take place?
(a) Norton Bay.
(b) Chukchi Sea.
(c) Kodiak Island.
(d) Shelikof Strait.

12. 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) Launch a second ship.
(b) Pay fees to unload.
(c) Wait its turn to unload.
(d) Pay fees to enter.

13. 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) Crabs.
(b) Whales.
(c) Birds.
(d) Fish.

14. 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 captain was dead.
(b) The lines were cut.
(c) There wasn't time.
(d) The radar was out.

15. Spike Walker describes how one man attempted to do what to a fellow crewman before jumping overboard 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) Kick him.
(b) Shoot him.
(c) Stab him.
(d) Choke him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the nights centered around in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 4?

2. Spike Walker ran into a man he had worked with in what industry in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 4?

3. 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?

4. With whom did Spike Walker get into an escalating argument in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 668 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample