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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 final price per pound that ended the strike in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 6?

2. What crab boat rescued the crew of the Key West?

3. What went out on the Williwaw Wind in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?

4. What did the crew of the Rondys learn upon anchoring in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 3?

5. What happened to Gerald Bourgeois' boat in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Lt. Bob Lockman spend his time doing in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 5? Why?

2. What does Spike Walker describe in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Summary 1?

3. What connection did Vern Hall have to the All Alaskan as described in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 9? What difference did that make?

4. Who hired Spike in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 3?

5. What struck the Williwaw Wind crew in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 10? How did the men react?

6. What began to take its toll on Spike Walker in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 8?

7. In what year is Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 1 set? What does Spike write about this season?

8. What did Spike do to avert disaster in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9? How did this lead to conflict between Spike and Lars?

9. What distress signal did the Elusive receive in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 3?

10. How did the stories of seamen add to Spike's stresses in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 10?

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

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

Discuss the characteristics which make Susy Wagner notable in the narrative. How and why did she come to Alaska? Where did she begin working?

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