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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through April 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the concept explored by the author in the section that pertains to boats and men?
(a) The personification of a boat by a man and the identification of men with their boats.
(b) How men become unreasonable when it comes to their boats.
(c) The way men choose their boats, their colors, and the length.
(d) The way men treat their boats like they treat their wives.

2. On March 18, where does the expedition party end up going when a wind rises before they were able to anchor?
(a) Marina Bay.
(b) San Diego Bay.
(c) Pescadero Point.
(d) Magdalena Bay.

3. What does Sparky accidentally do on April 3?
(a) He harpoons a bat.
(b) He harpoons a dog.
(c) He harpoons a stingray.
(d) He harpoons a cat.

4. What does Sparky collect to give to his friends back at home?
(a) Very beautiful sand dollars.
(b) Very beautiful starfish.
(c) Very beautiful snail shells.
(d) Very beautiful oyster pearls.

5. What statement does Steinbeck give about the war to illustrate his thinking about the human race?
(a) That the war is an example of how predictable human race is.
(b) That in a hundred years, it may be seen as not going in the direction that people now think.
(c) That the war defies everything about the human race and its values.
(d) That the war is an example of a series of bursts of nervous energy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What concept is consistent throughout the book, including the section dated March 24?

2. What do members of the party feel when they are the one manning the wheel?

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

4. What do Tiny and Sparky do while they are on watch?

5. How does the school of tiny fish that Tiny and Sparky on April 22 catch taste?

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