1. What is the best description for Angeles Bay?
(a) It is a trading town where goods can be exchanged, sold and bought.
(b) It is where several expedition parties meet up and exchange information.
(c) It is the last collecting stop of the expedition on the west side of the Gulf.
(d) It is the last place where expedition party members can grab a few drinks before getting back to the boat.

2. What feeling does the expedition party have as they leave Angeles Bay?
(a) The team members feel as if they belong in Angeles Bay and do not like to leave.
(b) The team members feel like their stay in Angeles Bay was cut short because of the presence of the Americans and Mexicans.
(c) Everybody on the team feels that they are interfering with some illicit activity.
(d) Everyone in the team feels that they have finally found the best place to conduct scientific experiments in Angeles Bay.

3. What do the Mexican officials do with the expedition party?
(a) They arrive to discuss with Steinbeck the possibility of making a book about Cabo San Lucas.
(b) They arrive to talk to Steinbeck and Ricketts another expedition to be done within the year.
(c) They arrive to inspect the expedition party's baggages including the marine life they have caught.
(d) They arrive for a welcoming ceremony including coffee, smoking and a bit of paperwork.

4. Where is Cabo San Lucas?
(a) It is at the northern tip of San Diego Bay.
(b) It is at the southern tip of Magdalena Bay.
(c) It is at the southern tip of San Diego Bay.
(d) It is at the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula.

5. What does the author tell us about the camera that they brought in the expedition?
(a) They wish they bought several batteries, because the batteries ran out even before they were halfway on the trip.
(b) They have been having trouble all along with the camera and they finally decided to figure out what to do with it.
(c) They realize that they should have bought an underwater camera to be able to take pictures of marine life in the water.
(d) They are so grateful that they brought the camera with them, as it has captured so many photographs of the expedition.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Easter Sunday, despite facing difficulties collecting specimens, Steinbeck and Ricketts are able to catch a significant marine life - what is it?

2. What is a Sally Lightfoot crab?

3. What can be seen in Cabo San Lucas?

4. What limitation does the expedition party have that is particular to their voyage?

5. How does the author describe the Mexicans and Americans that they meet in Angeles Bay?

(see the answer key)

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