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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is another name for Opelio Crab?
(a) Tanner crab.
(b) Blue crab.
(c) King crab.
(d) Snow crab.

3. 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?
(a) Manufacturing.
(b) Canning.
(c) Logging.
(d) Oil.

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

5. 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) Fishing fines.
(b) Crab prices.
(c) Wages.
(d) Oil prices.

6. Spike began to suffer from lack of what in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 8?
(a) Drink.
(b) Hygiene.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Food.

7. 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) Denver, Colorado.
(c) Juneau, Alaska.
(d) Seattle, Washington.

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

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) 3.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

10. 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?
(a) Canneries.
(b) The wheelhouses.
(c) Bars.
(d) The ships.

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

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

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

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

15. 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) Sven.
(b) Capri.
(c) Sampson.
(d) Lars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dropped into the ocean and managed to make his way to the life raft where other crew members waited in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 11?

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

3. 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?

4. Who was rescued by the crab boat Jeanoah in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 12?

5. 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?

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