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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through March 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of biologist is preferred by John Steinbeck?
(a) The type who work for the big corporations.
(b) The type who studies life in all its complexities.
(c) The type who study dead, preserved animals.
(d) The type who teaches in the university.

2. What happens to the porpoises, as observed by Steinbeck and Ricketts?
(a) The porpoises have changed from the northern species to a grey, slender, long-nosed species.
(b) They do not make good subject for photographs.
(c) They change colors from when they are alive to when they are dead and preserved.
(d) They do not taste well.

3. Which statement best describes the marine life in Puerto Escondido?
(a) The number of specimens are increased due to the wide variety of habitats and niches in the entrance of the bay.
(b) The number of specimens are reduced because the tide carries them all out of the island.
(c) There is no marine life to speak of.
(d) The marine life is greatly preserved by the locals, as shown from many posters seen around town.

4. What happens when Steinbeck and Ricketts photograph the bonito and other fish?
(a) They fight on who should take the pictures.
(b) The pictures don't turn out very well.
(c) The pictures turn out to be very beautiful
(d) The camera gets wet.

5. What is taking place on the day before the expedition party leaves for its journey?
(a) A celebration marking the end of the sardine fishing season.
(b) A mass asking for good harvest.
(c) A mass to bless the travelers in their journey.
(d) A celebration for the success of the expedition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Steinbeck say about the authors of the descriptions written about Cabo San Lucas?

2. What does Tiny do when they reach Magdalena Bay?

3. Who is the newest team member that joins the expedition party on March 23?

4. What does Steinbeck think about the various descriptions they have read of Cabo San Lucas?

5. Where does the expedition party go on the morning of March 23, Black Saturday?

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