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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. The gigantic king crabs could have a leg span of over how many feet, as described by Walker in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 2?

2. Where did Spike Walker first arrive in Alaska?

3. What drug was a problem among the seamen during times of plenty?

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

5. Where did Susy begin working when she arrived in Alaska?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. 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?

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. 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?

6. 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?

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

8. 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?

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

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

Discuss the reasons for the conflicts between Spike Walker and the crew of the Williwaw Wind in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 8. How did the tension escalate and what was the outcome?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the code of honor among commercial fishermen and when this code is breached. When was it breached with the Williwaw Wind? What is the sense of brotherhood among seamen?

Essay Topic 3

Describe why and how the crab fishing industry in Alaska reached its peak and then collapsed. When did the great boom take place and why? What ended it?

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