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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 5-9 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Kodiak Island.
(b) St. George Island.
(c) Ross Island.
(d) Barrow Reef.

2. What season ended in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 11?
(a) Tanner crab season.
(b) Tuna season.
(c) Opelio crab season.
(d) King crab season.

3. Where did Susy begin working when she arrived in Alaska?
(a) The canneries.
(b) The local bar.
(c) The crab boats.
(d) The post office.

4. Sig told Spike Walker about the Jeffrey Allen as the Williwaw Wind passed where?
(a) Juneau.
(b) Chukchi Sea.
(c) Puale Bay.
(d) St. George.

5. Why didn't the Marion A send a distress signal in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?
(a) There wasn't time.
(b) The lines were cut.
(c) The radar was out.
(d) The captain was dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the platforms called on the decks of boats that allow the crewmen to deposit the pots into the water?

2. 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?

3. What shortcut did the Williwaw Wind take in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 2?

4. What did the captain order his crew to do in the high seas in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 8?

5. What is the name of the ship where the crew was washed overboard in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?

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