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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Spike Walker first arrive in Alaska?
(a) Kodiak Island.
(b) Juneau.
(c) Point Barrow.
(d) Kayak Strait.

2. 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?
(a) He was saved by the Coast Guard.
(b) He swam ashore.
(c) He was pulled aboard.
(d) He drowned.

3. What are the platforms called on the decks of boats that allow the crewmen to deposit the pots into the water?
(a) Ports.
(b) Docks.
(c) Decks.
(d) Launchers.

4. Working on the Edge: Surviving in the World's Most Dangerous Profession: King Crab Fishing on Alaska's High Seas describes the crabbing seasons between 1976 and when?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1984.

5. What did Spike attempt to maneuver the boat through in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?
(a) A bay.
(b) Two ships.
(c) Two icebergs.
(d) A narrow channel.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Williwaw Wind reached a risky area past, where did the boat ahead of them run aground in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 2?

2. Who rescued the two survivors of the Master Carl?

3. What is another name for the captain of a boat?

4. What season ended in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 8?

5. What were the two survivors of the Master Carl attacked by on land?

(see the answer key)

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