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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the best description for Angeles Bay?
(a) It is a trading town where goods can be exchanged, sold and bought.
(b) It is where several expedition parties meet up and exchange information.
(c) It is the last place where expedition party members can grab a few drinks before getting back to the boat.
(d) It is the last collecting stop of the expedition on the west side of the Gulf.

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

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

4. What limitation does the expedition party have that is particular to their voyage?
(a) They only have six weeks to complete their entire voyage, on top of constraints presented by the tides.
(b) They have only a small crew compared to other voyages with dozens of crew on board.
(c) They have a limited supply of food and drinks, and medicine, too.
(d) They can only sail in the morning because their light is not as powerful as those of the other voyages.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the crew unable to collect many specimens on the day following Easter Sunday?

2. When the sea is very smooth, what does the crew do to take advantage of the calm seas?

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

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

5. What does the author tell us about the camera that they brought in the expedition?

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