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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through March 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the expedition party do in the morning of March 30?
(a) The party refuels and buys supplies.
(b) The party cleans all the kitchen dirt left the night before.
(c) The party begins preparing for their journey back home.
(d) The party begins collecting because the tide is out.

2. What does the author describe in the story, particularly at the beginning of the book?
(a) The major characters of the story, their educational backgrounds, and their family tree.
(b) The famous sea expeditions in the past, and how long each expedition lasted.
(c) The difficulties associated with in planning and preparing for an expedition, as well as the difficulty of finding a good vessel and captain.
(d) He describes Mexico in great detail, including the politics and legislations of the land.

3. What does the crew call the invertebrates that Steinbeck and Ricketts catch?
(a) Blobs.
(b) Bugs.
(c) No Bones.
(d) Jello.

4. What does the expedition party do on their first night at sea?
(a) They play cards while drinking beer.
(b) They identify the different constellation and gave a price on who can name the most.
(c) They sing love songs and read poems to the stars.
(d) They stay out to look at the stars while taking turns on the helm.

5. Where does the expedition party go on the morning of March 23, Black Saturday?
(a) La Luz Bay.
(b) Magdalena Bay.
(c) San Jose Island.
(d) San Diego Bay.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Tex suffer through the diet exercise?

2. What can be found in Laredo that is of particular interest to the expedition party?

3. Why are the particular dates chosen for an expedition?

4. What type of biologist is preferred by John Steinbeck?

5. What does Tiny collect in La Paz?

(see the answer key)

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