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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through April 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 for a welcoming ceremony including coffee, smoking and a bit of paperwork.
(c) They arrive to inspect the expedition party's baggages including the marine life they have caught.
(d) They arrive to talk to Steinbeck and Ricketts another expedition to be done within the year.

2. What is Steinbeck's thesis about origins of names of places, specifically California?
(a) That the first settlers usually name the place after their first born.
(b) That names are usually given by the first priest to reside in the place.
(c) That names are randomly selected during the full moon.
(d) That names arise organically from the places themselves as much as they do from any purposeful naming of them.

3. After facing difficulties collecting specimens, what do Steinbeck and Ricketts do instead on Easter Sunday ?
(a) They place a big basin just near the shore and catch whatever the tide brings in.
(b) They place a light near the surface of the water, and catch what the light attracts.
(c) Tex, Tiny and Sparky are tasked to catch everything that comes ashore.
(d) Steinbeck and Ricketts hire several locals to do it for them.

4. What can be seen in Cabo San Lucas?
(a) A cannery along with a few houses on shore, and a rocky ridge that extends from the muntain into the ocean.
(b) An amusement park with rides and games, children and adults alike enjoy the park.
(c) A monastery with several nuns planting corn.
(d) A school for teenagers who want to be marines and navy in the future.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Cabo San Lucas?

2. Where does the expedition party sail next on Easter Sunday?

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

4. How is the team's photography effort described in general?

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

(see the answer key)

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