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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through April 1.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why is the crew unable to collect many specimens on the day following Easter Sunday?
(a) Because the locals will not allow them to take anything from their ocean.
(b) Because the local police arrest Tex for not wearing a t-shirt all the time.
(c) Because Steinbeck and Ricketts get into a fight, making it too awkward to do any collection.
(d) Because the tide does not go very low, making it difficult to collect species in general.
2. On Easter Sunday, despite facing difficulties collecting specimens, Steinbeck and Ricketts are able to catch a significant marine life - what is it?
(a) A shiny, white porpoise.
(b) A large, beautiful lobster.
(c) A large, century old turtle.
(d) A small, printed seahorse.
3. What feeling does the expedition party have as they leave Angeles Bay?
(a) The team members feel as if they belong in Angeles Bay and do not like to leave.
(b) Everybody on the team feels that they are interfering with some illicit activity.
(c) The team members feel like their stay in Angeles Bay was cut short because of the presence of the Americans and Mexicans.
(d) Everyone in the team feels that they have finally found the best place to conduct scientific experiments in Angeles Bay.
4. After facing difficulties collecting specimens, what do Steinbeck and Ricketts do instead on Easter Sunday ?
(a) Steinbeck and Ricketts hire several locals to do it for them.
(b) They place a light near the surface of the water, and catch what the light attracts.
(c) They place a big basin just near the shore and catch whatever the tide brings in.
(d) Tex, Tiny and Sparky are tasked to catch everything that comes ashore.
5. What does the party find in Angeles Bay?
(a) They find that there are a dozen men who want to be part of their team.
(b) They find another expedition party heading to the same destination like them.
(c) They find that it was closed to tourists and voyagers and they had to return to sea immediately.
(d) There seems to be an unknown settlement with a very odd sense of something strange going on.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where is Cabo San Lucas?
2. How is the team's photography effort described in general?
3. What does the author tell us about the camera that they brought in the expedition?
4. When the sea is very smooth, what does the crew do to take advantage of the calm seas?
5. Where does the expedition party sail next on Easter Sunday?
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