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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who ran the boat aground in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?
(a) Susy.
(b) Jonesy.
(c) Spike.
(d) Calhoun.

2. Where did the Williwaw Wind go to pick up a second load of crab pots in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 3?
(a) Kodiak Island.
(b) Homer.
(c) Juneau.
(d) Dutch Harbor.

3. How many crab pots were on deck of the Williwaw Wind in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 3?
(a) 240.
(b) 140.
(c) 185.
(d) 220.

4. What are the platforms called on the decks of boats that allow the crewmen to deposit the pots into the water?
(a) Docks.
(b) Decks.
(c) Ports.
(d) Launchers.

5. Who took Spike Walker to dinner in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 5?
(a) Calhoun.
(b) Jonesy.
(c) Susy.
(d) Lars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Spike Walker find it hard not to like in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 4?

2. What months passed in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 7?

3. Who instructed Spike Walker to urinate on his hands in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 8?

4. What was the name of the bar Spike Walker went to in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 5?

5. Where did the Master Carl sink?

Short Essay Questions

1. How many crab pots were aboard the Williwaw Wind in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 3? Where did it go to get more?

2. What did the surviving crew of the Epic attempt to do to save the overboard crew members in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?

3. What danger did Spike Walker encounter at the wheel in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 7?

4. How long did Jonesy decide to stay in Lazy Bay in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 4? What happened when they left?

5. Describe the difference between Spike's experience during tanner crab season and king crab season in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind.

6. Where did Lars decide to take the Williwaw Wind to unload from its second trip? Why?

7. Describe the tone of the book in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry. What was Spike's outlook like?

8. Why had Susy Wagner come to Alaska? Where had she begun working?

9. What did the Williwaw Wind encounter at St. Paul Harbor in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 5?

10. What crewman is described aboard the vessel Epic in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?

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