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Spike Walker
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Spike Walker
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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) Confiscated.
(b) Destroyed.
(c) Emptied.
(d) Stolen.

2. How many other crab ships took refuge alongside the Royal Quarry in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 3?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

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

4. Who was a college classmate of Spike Walker's?
(a) Steve Calhoun.
(b) Mike Jones.
(c) Susy Wagner.
(d) Lars Nelson.

5. What is the name of the system used to keep track of the sea's depth and other fishing vessels?
(a) Frequency.
(b) Radio.
(c) Satellite.
(d) Radar.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Spike Walker go to the bar to celebrate his new job in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 5?

2. What is another name for the captain of a boat?

3. In Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 3, the Royal Quarry took refuge from a storm in the narrow entrance to what?

4. 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?

5. Who was the friend that Spike Walker hoped could help him get a job in Alaska?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mogoteaux and Channel learn of their crew upon their rescue?

2. Where did the Williwaw Wind go after unloading its second load of crab? What ship story was retold at Puale Bay?

3. 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?

4. Where and with whom did Spike celebrate his job aboard the Royal Quarry? Whom did he see there?

5. Who was aboard the Royal Quarry in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 2?

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

7. Where did Lars decide to take the Williwaw Wind to unload from its second trip? Why?

8. What did the Williwaw Wind encounter at St. Paul Harbor in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 5?

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

10. How long did Jonesy decide to stay in Lazy Bay in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 4? What happened when they left?

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