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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 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?
2. Where was the Williwaw Wind headed in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 2?
3. With whom did Spike Walker stay while waiting to find a job in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 1?
4. How many species of king crab are there in Alaska?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What makes Susy Wagner unique in the narrative? How did Spike view her?
2. Where did Rusty Slayton find his crew aboard the Jeffrey Allen? What did he do?
3. What season ended in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 8? What did Spike Walker do next?
4. 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?
5. 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?
6. What did the skipper do while the crew worked on the Williwaw Wind? What impact did this have?
7. Where was Spike Walker in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 1? What was he doing?
8. 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?
9. What does Spike Walker warn the reader of in the introductory chapters of the book? Why?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Discuss the events which took place when the Williwaw Wind went to unload at the All Alaskan. What took place? What was the skipper led to do because of these events?
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