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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where was the Williwaw Wind headed in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 2?
2. Where did Spike Walker first arrive in Alaska?
3. The gigantic king crabs could have a leg span of over how many feet, as described by Walker in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 2?
4. Where did Spike Walker once work in the oil fields?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why had Susy Wagner come to Alaska? Where had she begun working?
2. Where did Rusty Slayton find his crew aboard the Jeffrey Allen? What did he do?
3. 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.
4. What did the skipper do while the crew worked on the Williwaw Wind? What impact did this have?
5. Where did the Master Carl encounter problems? How did the crew escape?
6. 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?
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. Where was the Williwaw Wind heading to unload their crab in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 4? What risks awaited?
9. What did the surviving crew of the Epic attempt to do to save the overboard crew members in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 6?
10. What danger did Spike Walker encounter at the wheel in Part 1, The Greenhorn Season: Tanner Crab Fishing Aboard the Royal Quarry: Chapter 7?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the story of Gerald Bourgeois and his boat, the Marion A. Who told Spike the story? What purpose does it serve to the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the tanner crab and its season. How big are the crustaceans? How easy or difficult is working on a tanner crab ship as opposed to a king crab ship?
Essay Topic 3
Describe what led to the danger on the boat the Key West. What other boats were affected from this cause? What was the outcome of the Key West and its crew?
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