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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 processing ship did the Rondys unload at in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 9?
(a) The All Alaskan.
(b) The Epic.
(c) The Americana.
(d) The Alaskan White.

2. In Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 10, Spike heard a story of a fisherman who was saved by the luck of what?
(a) A coin toss.
(b) A four-leaf-clover.
(c) An albatross.
(d) A letter.

3. The skipper of the Jeffrey Allen found his crew trapped behind a what?
(a) Crab pot.
(b) Broken pipe.
(c) Portal.
(d) Rusty crane.

4. How many people survived the St. Patrick in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 8?
(a) Six.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

5. What was the effect of the illness the crabs suffered in the 80s, according to Spike Walker?
(a) All crabs died.
(b) Females were infertile.
(c) King crabs all died.
(d) Male crabs died.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many crab pots were on deck of the Williwaw Wind in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 3?

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

3. The Royal Quarry was the only crab boat in Alaska to have what?

4. Who was a college classmate of Spike Walker's?

5. Who was the deckhand on the Royal Quarry?

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