Working on the Edge: Surviving in the World's Most Dangerous Profession: King Crab Fishing on Alaska's High Seas Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

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? (from Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Summary 1 and Chapters 1-6)

A famine.

A crash.

A strike.

A fire.

2.

Sig told Spike Walker about the Jeffrey Allen as the Williwaw Wind passed where? (from Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapters 5-8)

Chukchi Sea.

St. George.

Puale Bay.

Juneau.

3.

What are the greater United States referred to often by Alaskans? (from Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapters 7-10, Summary 2, and Chapters 11-15)

The rest of the country.

Nonalaska.

The lower 48.

Down under.

4.

The cost of what rose in the 1980s, making it difficult for fishermen to earn a profit? (from Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapters 5-9 and Epilogue)

Fuel.

Licenses.

Crab.

Tuna.

5.

What season was it in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 7? (from Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapters 5-9 and Epilogue)

Soft-shell crab season.

Opelio crab season.

Tanner crab season.

King crab season.

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