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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. One skipper was arrested in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 5 while trying to run his boat back to his home port where?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Juneau.
(c) Portland.
(d) Seattle.

2. Where did Spike Walker meet the skipper of his next boat in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 1?
(a) A bar.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A post office.
(d) The pier.

3. 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) Ralph Anderson.
(b) Steve Calhoun.
(c) Pete Knudsen.
(d) Mike Jones.

4. What did Spike Walker do when he was offered a fill-in job on another boat in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 5?
(a) Quit his job.
(b) Left Alaska.
(c) Turned it down.
(d) Took the job.

5. The skipper of the Elusive started crabbing when he realized he could make how many times his earnings as a grocery store manager?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Mike Doyle when his ship was hit by strong winds in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?

2. What are the greater United States referred to often by Alaskans?

3. Why did the majority of the fishermen come to Alaska during the crab season?

4. Who was the deckhand on the Royal Quarry?

5. Whom did Spike see at the bar, pretending to know nothing about crab fishing in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 5?

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