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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. What were the two survivors of the Master Carl attacked by on land?

2. How many species of king crab are there in Alaska?

3. Where was the Williwaw Wind headed in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 7?

4. What is another name for the captain of a boat?

5. The Royal Quarry was the only crab boat in Alaska to have what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Spike Walker warn the reader of in the introductory chapters of the book? Why?

2. 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?

3. What job did Spike Walker take on aboard the Williwaw Wind in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 3?

4. What makes Susy Wagner unique in the narrative? How did Spike view her?

5. What did the crew of the Williwaw Wind discover in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 5? What was their reaction?

6. 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?

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

8. Where did the Master Carl encounter problems? How did the crew escape?

9. 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.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Spike Walker's experiences crab fishing on the Williwaw Wind. How long were the hours? How much was his pay? How did he feel working on the ship?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the effects of the strike which Spike experienced in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapters 3 and 4. Why were the fishermen striking? What was the result?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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