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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 did Spike Walker spend his summer in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 1?

2. What boat hired Spike Walker in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 1?

3. What season had begun in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 3?

4. Where had the Rondys anchored in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 3?

5. Spike Walker writes in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 1 that he recalled walking into bars and seeing bowls filled with what on the tables?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was Gerald Bourgeois in the beginning of the story told by Spike Walker in Part 2, The Bering Sea Season: King Crab Fishing Aboard the Williwaw Wind: Chapter 9?

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

3. In what year is Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 1 set? What does Spike write about this season?

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

5. Who hired Spike in Part 4, The Deadliest Season: Fishing the Gulf of Alaska Aboard the Elusive and Watching as Tragedy Strikes the Alaskan Fleet: Chapter 3?

6. What about Vern Hall's history did Spike credit as an asset as a boss?

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

8. What does Spike Walker describe in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Summary 1?

9. How does Spike describe the down time of the men in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapter 4?

10. What happened with the John and Olaf?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the crew aboard the Williwaw Wind. How did they differ from Spike Walker's previous ship? Whom did he get along with and not get along with?

Essay Topic 2

Who offered Spike Walker his first job on a commercial fishing vessel? What was the boat's name? What were Spike's experiences aboard it?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the effects of the strike which Spike experienced in Part 3, Working on the Edge: Fishing the Aleutian Islands and Points North Aboard the Rondys: Chapters 3 and 4. Why were the fishermen striking? What was the result?

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