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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. 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) A week.
(d) Two days.

3. Where did Spike take a brief vacation in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 11?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Oregon.
(c) California.
(d) Washington.

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

5. 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) Tanner crab.
(b) Blue crab.
(c) King crab.
(d) Opelio crab.

6. 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?
(a) Average.
(b) Successful.
(c) Overwhelming.
(d) Poor.

7. What went out on the Williwaw Wind in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?
(a) The lights.
(b) The power.
(c) The crab lines.
(d) The radar.

8. What often proved too difficult to make the easy money of crabbing worth it, according to Spike Walker 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) Weakness.
(b) Restlessness.
(c) The hours.
(d) Skippers.

9. 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 was sold.
(b) It was painted.
(c) It was towed to shore.
(d) It sank.

10. 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-August.
(c) Mid-July.
(d) Mid-September.

11. How did the crew aboard the Rondys feel about having to wait in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 9?
(a) Disdainful.
(b) Agitated.
(c) Impatient.
(d) Grateful.

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

13. 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) 1980.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1985.

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) Painting and repairing the ship.
(b) Working in the oil fields.
(c) Getting married.
(d) Working for a timber company.

15. Spike Walker describes how one crewman quit fishing after months of what 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) Bad weather.
(b) No food.
(c) No sleep.
(d) Poor fishing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the famous tragedy of John and Olaf take place?

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. 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?

5. Where did the Williwaw Wind return in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 12?

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