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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 3, the Royal Quarry took refuge from a storm in the narrow entrance to what?

2. Who was the deck boss on the Williwaw Wind?

3. Sig told Spike Walker about the Jeffrey Allen as the Williwaw Wind passed where?

4. In what industry did Spike Walker work in Oregon?

5. When did king crab season end?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Where was the Williwaw Wind heading to unload their crab in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 4? What risks awaited?

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. 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?

5. Where was Spike Walker in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 1? What was he doing?

6. Where did Spike find his next job in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 1? Who was aboard the boat?

7. What did the skipper do while the crew worked on the Williwaw Wind? What impact did this have?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What took place aboard the vessel the Epic in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry? Who was Mike Doyle and how did he escape?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the story of Gerald Bourgeois and his boat, the Marion A. Who told Spike the story? What purpose does it serve to the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Describe king crab and opilio crab. How are they different in appearance? When is the season for each? How do fishing methods differ?

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