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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Birds.
(c) Fish.
(d) Crabs.

2. 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) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

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

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

5. What did the Rondys begin fishing for in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 12?
(a) Tanner crab.
(b) King crab.
(c) Opelio crab.
(d) Tuna.

6. 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) Lars Nelson.
(d) Spike Walker.

7. 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) Opelio crab.
(c) Blue crab.
(d) King crab.

8. What was the name of the first crab boat bought by Vern Hall's father?
(a) The Epic.
(b) The All Alaskan.
(c) The King-n-Wing.
(d) The St. Christopher.

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

10. 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?
(a) Ralph Anderson.
(b) Steve Calhoun.
(c) Mike Jones.
(d) Pete Knudsen.

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

12. 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?
(a) The St. Patrick.
(b) The All Alaskan.
(c) The Marion A.
(d) The Epic.

13. What had increased immeasurably 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) The oyster fleet.
(b) The salmon fleet.
(c) The crab fleet.
(d) The tuna fleet.

14. What crab boat rescued the crew of the Key West?
(a) The Epic.
(b) The Royal Quarry.
(c) The Williwaw Wind.
(d) The American Eagle.

15. 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) $1.99.
(b) $.99.
(c) $1.01.
(d) $2.00.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What ship rolled 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. Spike Walker writes in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 1 that he recalled walking into bars and seeing bowls filled with what on the tables?

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?

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

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