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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fishing vessel found Gerald Bourgeois in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?
(a) The Williwaw Wind.
(b) The Moonsong.
(c) The Marion A.
(d) The Epic.

2. Who dropped into the ocean and managed to make his way to the life raft where other crew members waited in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 11?
(a) Steve Calhoun.
(b) Mike Jones.
(c) Pete Knudsen.
(d) Ralph Anderson.

3. Which crewman aboard the Royal Quarry was a college football player?
(a) Mike Jones.
(b) Lars Nelson.
(c) Steve Calhoun.
(d) Spike Walker.

4. Who was the friend that Spike Walker hoped could help him get a job in Alaska?
(a) Steve Calhoun.
(b) Mike "Jonesy" Jones.
(c) Lars Anderson.
(d) Mark Neils.

5. What did the Rondys begin fishing for in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 12?
(a) Opelio crab.
(b) King crab.
(c) Tanner crab.
(d) Tuna.

Short Answer Questions

1. Spike Walker describes how one crewman quit fishing after months of what in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 2?

2. Who spent his nights looking for crab boats breaking the law in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 5?

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

4. How much money did Spike Walker have when he arrived in Alaska?

5. What is the name of the large land mass off the coast of Alaska at the southern edge of the Bering Sea with the eastern coast having the port of St. Paul Harbor?

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