1. According to John Steinbeck, what does a rusting, disorderly boat with its pain peeling off indicate?
(a) That the owner is most likely a very old man with some memory loss.
(b) That the owner is most likely fond of changing clothes during the day.
(c) That the owner is most likely equally disheveled and careless.
(d) That the owner is most likely afraid of needles and injections.

2. What does the expedition party do at the island of Tiburon?
(a) Talk to the priest of the island of Tiburon.
(b) Attend mass at the island of Tiburon.
(c) Collect specimens on a reef and a rocky shoreline.
(d) Visit the marine museum at the island of Tiburon.

3. On Easter Sunday, despite facing difficulties collecting specimens, Steinbeck and Ricketts are able to catch a significant marine life - what is it?
(a) A large, century old turtle.
(b) A shiny, white porpoise.
(c) A large, beautiful lobster.
(d) A small, printed seahorse.

4. What are the two types of biologists, as discussed by John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts?
(a) Those who teach in the university and those who work for corporations.
(b) Those who work at night and those who work during the day.
(c) Those who have their own laboratory and those who rent a space for their laboratory works.
(d) Those who study dead, preserved animals and those who study life in all its complexity.

5. Why does the crew have a hard time handling a particular sea cucumber?
(a) Because that sea cucumber has a very strange skin that was so slippery.
(b) Because that sea cucumber has a habit of expelling its insides when taken out of water.
(c) Because that sea cucumber has a very foul smell, making the crew unable to come near it.
(d) Because that sea cucumber had a lot of thorns, unusual for its kind.