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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. 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) An albatross.
(b) A four-leaf-clover.
(c) A letter.
(d) A coin toss.

2. Who was in the wheelhouse of the Williwaw Wind when distress hit in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?
(a) Lars.
(b) Susy.
(c) Spike Walker.
(d) Nels.

3. Over what were the fishermen negotiating in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 3?
(a) Oil prices.
(b) Fishing fines.
(c) Crab prices.
(d) Wages.

4. Where was Gerald Bourgeois found in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?
(a) Dead at sea.
(b) An island.
(c) On a raft.
(d) On his ship.

5. Where were the nights centered around in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 4?
(a) The ships.
(b) Canneries.
(c) The wheelhouses.
(d) Bars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name for Opelio Crab?

2. Who spent his nights looking for crab boats breaking the law in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 5?

3. Spike Walker describes how one man attempted to do what to a fellow crewman before jumping overboard in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 2?

4. How much time had the crew of the Rondys lost from the strike in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 7?

5. With whom did Spike Walker get into an escalating argument in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was Spike working when he faced disaster in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?

2. Describe the crew members of the Rondys. Why had these men come to the Alaskan fleet?

3. How did the stories of seamen add to Spike's stresses in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 10?

4. What changes does Spike describe in the fleet in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 2?

5. What began to take its toll on Spike Walker in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 8?

6. What did Lt. Bob Lockman spend his time doing in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 5? Why?

7. What news did the crew of the Rondys discover in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 3?

8. What happened aboard the Key West in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 11?

9. What did Spike do to avert disaster in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9? How did this lead to conflict between Spike and Lars?

10. What connection did Vern Hall have to the All Alaskan as described in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 9? What difference did that make?

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