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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The crew of the Williwaw Wind discovered in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 5 that their crab pots had been what?
(a) Emptied.
(b) Destroyed.
(c) Confiscated.
(d) Stolen.

2. When did king crab season begin?
(a) December.
(b) November.
(c) October.
(d) September.

3. Spike Walker took over the job of doing what in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 3?
(a) Lowering the crab pots.
(b) Baiting the hooks.
(c) Running the cranes.
(d) Throwing the hook to catch the lines.

4. The crewmen on the Williwaw Wind were named Fritz and what?
(a) Sammy.
(b) Sig.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Lars.

5. What made the first night rough in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?
(a) Net stealing.
(b) High winds.
(c) No catches.
(d) Hurricane season.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helped Spike Walker maneuver the boat in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 7?

2. What is the capital of Alaska?

3. The skipper of the Jeffrey Allen found his crew trapped behind a what?

4. In what industry did Spike Walker work in Oregon?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What danger did Spike Walker encounter at the wheel in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 7?

2. Where did Rusty Slayton find his crew aboard the Jeffrey Allen? What did he do?

3. Where did the Williwaw Wind head in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 2? What dangers did it encounter?

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

5. What makes Susy Wagner unique in the narrative? How did Spike view her?

6. Describe the tone of the book in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry. What was Spike's outlook like?

7. Where was Spike Walker in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 1? What was he doing?

8. Describe the difference between Spike's experience during tanner crab season and king crab season in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind.

9. What does Spike Walker experience in the first days aboard the Royal Quarry in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 3?

10. Why had Susy Wagner come to Alaska? Where had she begun working?

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