Last Call for the Bayou 104: Sink or Swim

How many booths would typically be set up during the shrimping season?

• More than 20 booths

• No booths at all

• Around 10 booths

• About 15 booths

What was Graham Bayou known for?

• A place for recreational fishing

• The best spot for shrimping

• A tourist attraction

• Being a poor location for shrimping

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

At what age did the narrator start shrimping by themselves?

• As a teenager

• In their thirties

• In their twenties

• As a child

What environmental change negatively affected the brown shrimp population?

• Global warming

• Overfishing

• Fresh water diversion

• Oil spills

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What did the fresh water diversion improve?

• Tourism

• Brown shrimp season

• White shrimp season

• Salt water levels

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What are the narrator's alternative livelihood options?

• Teaching and writing

• Farming or running tug

• Restaurant business

• Real estate

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

What does the narrator prefer over tug work?

• Farming

• Shrimping

• Teaching

• None of the above

What is the narrator's biggest fear related to shrimping?

• Competition from other shrimpers

• Storms and hurricanes

• Boat malfunctions

• Having to fish in the Gulf

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What did the narrator want for their children regarding shrimping?

• To become teachers instead

• To consider it, but with changes

• To embrace it fully

• To avoid it completely

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What keeps a fisherman going according to the narrator?

• Fame

• Hope

• Competition

• Wealth