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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. Which boat rolled over in the south of Kodiak Island in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 12?
2. Who took glee in Spike's suffering from sea sickness in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 7?
3. What was needed to rescue the ship in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 4?
4. What boat hired Spike Walker in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 1?
5. What fishing vessel found Gerald Bourgeois in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. In Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 4, just twenty-four hours after the tragedy of the City of Seattle, what other boat faced sinking? What happened?
3. What happened aboard the Key West in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 11?
4. 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?
5. What does Spike write of the difficulties which dissuaded men from staying at sea in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 2?
6. Where was Spike working when he faced disaster in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?
7. What boat rolled over in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 12? What was the outcome of the disaster?
8. How does Spike describe the down time of the men in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 4?
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. 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?
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
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 3
Describe Spike Walker's life prior to joining the Alaskan crab fleet. What other industries did he work in? How old was he when he went to Alaska? Why?
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