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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. How many days did the crewmen spend setting out the second load of crab pots in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 3?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

2. Where did Susy begin working when she arrived in Alaska?
(a) The canneries.
(b) The local bar.
(c) The crab boats.
(d) The post office.

3. Where did the Williwaw Wind leave port in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 1?
(a) Kodiak Island.
(b) Portland.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Seattle.

4. Where did Spike Walker fly to join the crew in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 1?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Juneau.
(c) Portland.
(d) San Francisco.

5. What shortcut did the Williwaw Wind take in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 2?
(a) St. George Pass.
(b) Shelikof Strait.
(c) Bering Strait.
(d) Kinamaw Channel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Mike Doyle when his ship was hit by strong winds in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?

2. Into what did Spike Walker steer the boat in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 7?

3. How long before the king crab season began did the skipper find himself lacking a crewman in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 1?

4. What happened to Mike Doyle in the end of his fiasco in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?

5. Working on the Edge: Surviving in the World's Most Dangerous Profession: King Crab Fishing on Alaska's High Seas describes the crabbing seasons between 1976 and when?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was the Royal Quarry headed in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 5? What did Jonesy say to Spike in this chapter?

2. What does Spike Walker experience in the first days aboard the Royal Quarry in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 3?

3. What did Mogoteaux and Channel learn of their crew upon their rescue?

4. Where did the Williwaw Wind head in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 2? What dangers did it encounter?

5. How many crab died while the Williwaw Wind waited in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 4? What reaction did the skipper have?

6. Where did Rusty Slayton find his crew aboard the Jeffrey Allen? What did he do?

7. Where did the Williwaw Wind go after unloading its second load of crab? What ship story was retold at Puale Bay?

8. Who was aboard the Royal Quarry in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 2?

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

10. 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?

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