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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Spike Walker writes in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Summary 1 that what year saw an epic increase of crab boats?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1982.

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

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?
(a) Puale Strait.
(b) Ross Channel.
(c) St. George Bay.
(d) Geese Channel.

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

5. 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) Richard Majdic.
(b) Pete Knudsen.
(c) Spike Walker.
(d) Lars Nelson.

6. 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) Portland.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Juneau.

7. 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?
(a) Calhoun.
(b) Sieg.
(c) Lars.
(d) Jonesy.

8. 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. James Nelson.
(b) Lt. Bob Lockman.
(c) Lt. Mark Sliegel.
(d) Lt. Michael O'Reilly.

9. 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.

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

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) Grateful.
(c) Impatient.
(d) Agitated.

12. 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) $40,000.
(b) $50,000.
(c) $100,000.
(d) $60,000.

13. 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) Successful.
(b) Poor.
(c) Overwhelming.
(d) Average.

14. 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-September.
(d) Mid-July.

15. 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) Lars'.
(c) Calhoun's.
(d) Vern Hall's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had the Rondys anchored in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 3?

2. 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?

3. The skipper of the Elusive started crabbing when he realized he could make how many times his earnings as a grocery store manager?

4. 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?

5. 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?

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