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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Dutch Harbor.
(b) Juneau.
(c) Prince Charles Island.
(d) Kodiak Island.

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

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?
(a) Capri.
(b) Lars.
(c) Sampson.
(d) Sven.

4. 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) Restlessness.
(b) Skippers.
(c) Weakness.
(d) The hours.

5. 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.

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

7. 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 sank.
(c) It was towed to shore.
(d) It was painted.

8. 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) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

9. The skipper of the Elusive started crabbing when he realized he could make how many times his earnings as a grocery store manager?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

10. 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?
(a) The Epic.
(b) The All Alaskan.
(c) The Americana.
(d) The Alaskan White.

11. 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) Poor fishing.
(b) Bad weather.
(c) No sleep.
(d) No food.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which boat rolled over in the south of Kodiak Island in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 12?

2. How long had it been since the fiasco with 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 4?

3. What is another name for Opelio Crab?

4. 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?

5. What fishing vessel found Gerald Bourgeois in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?

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