1. What will be an accurate description of the expedition party's day on March 23?
(a) Rewarding.
(b) A day of many discoveries.
(c) Warm and comfortable.
(d) Strange and difficult.

2. What does Steinbeck say about the authors of the descriptions written about Cabo San Lucas?
(a) Each description shows the biases of the author, depending on whether or not they liked their visit to the place.
(b) Each description reflects the world view and personality of the author.
(c) Each description is just a copycat of the earlier description published about the place.
(d) Each description reflects the educational background of the author.

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

4. On March 18, where does the expedition party end up going when a wind rises before they were able to anchor?
(a) San Diego Bay.
(b) Magdalena Bay.
(c) Marina Bay.
(d) Pescadero Point.

5. What does Steinbeck lament about that is in connection with persistence of beliefs and actual happenings?
(a) That persistence of beliefs can actually lead to actual happenings.
(b) That actual happenings are actually the basis of many persistent beliefs.
(c) That actual happenings are always distorted to give way to more controversial beliefs.
(d) That a good hypothesis can blind a person to alternative theories and even to actual data that could disprove it.