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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 was the name of Gerald Bourgeois' boat?
(a) The Williwaw Wind.
(b) The St. Patrick.
(c) The Marion A.
(d) The Epic.

2. Who took glee in Spike's suffering from sea sickness in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 7?
(a) Sampson.
(b) Sven.
(c) Lars.
(d) Capri.

3. Who owned the Royal Quarry?
(a) Steve Calhoun.
(b) Spike Walker.
(c) Susy Wagner.
(d) Mike Jones.

4. What are attached to the ropes that are attached to the pots to allow the fishermen to lift them out of the water?
(a) Buoys.
(b) Docks.
(c) Harbors.
(d) Trail lines.

5. 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) 1986.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1984.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many species of king crab are there in Alaska?

2. What crab boat rescued the crew of the Key West?

3. What affliction did Spike Walker suffer in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 3?

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

5. What had increased immeasurably according to Spike Walker in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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