2. What change do the people of Monterey feel?
(a) The economy is not good right now.
(b) Everything is thriving again.
(c) The weather is too cold for this time of year.
(d) The fashions are too severe.

3. What has enthralled Henri the Painter?
(a) Watching a flagpole sitter/skater
(b) A new girl at the Bear Flag
(c) His new fishing pole
(d) His new car

4. What does Doc collect near the sea?
(a) Clams
(b) Starfish
(c) Octopi
(d) Frogs

5. Doc drives to the cliffs above the tidal flat and ____________ in the car.
(a) Counts stars
(b) Listens to music
(c) Checks his notes
(d) Sleeps

6. What does Doc think about the boys?
(a) They will never hold down real jobs.
(b) They will always be losers.
(c) They will not sell their souls to gain the world.
(d) They are hopeless drunks.

7. What is a major problem of Doc's job?
(a) The smells inside his lab
(b) Fighting off boredom
(c) Collecting his specimens when nature makes them available
(d) Getting the universities to pay him

8. What do each of the boys carry to the frog hunt?
(a) A glass of whiskey and a flashlight
(b) A net
(c) A bottle of beer
(d) A bucket

9. Where do Mack and the boys now buy their groceries instead of going to Lee's?
(a) Thrift Market
(b) Albertson's
(c) Trader Joe's
(d) Ralph's

10. What is the captain's wife always doing?
(a) Going shopping
(b) Giving speeches or writing bills
(c) Trying new recipes
(d) Gabbing on the phone

11. Where does Henri the Painter live in actuality?
(a) On a thirty-five-foot boat
(b) In a painter's loft
(c) In a cabin
(d) In a townhouse

12. What does Henri the Painter use for his materials?
(a) Pennies and nickels
(b) Bottle caps and nutshells
(c) Colored chicken feathers and nutshells
(d) Colored pebbles and chicken feathers

13. What time of day is it when Chapter 14 opens?
(a) Midnight
(b) Dusk
(c) Noon
(d) Early morning

14. What does Doc eat before leaving Monterey?
(a) Fish and chips
(b) A ham sandwich
(c) Steak and eggs
(d) A hamburger and a beer

15. What does the captain do before passing out on the floor drunk?
(a) Tries to cook breakfast
(b) Talks about his wife
(c) Fills a jug for Mack
(d) Invites the boys to live with him