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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tiny do when they reach Magdalena Bay?
(a) Tiny harpoons a sea-turtle.
(b) Tiny harpoons a sea anemone.
(c) Tiny harpoons a porpoise.
(d) Tiny harpoons a small crab.

2. What does Steinbeck think about the various descriptions they have read of Cabo San Lucas?
(a) Descriptions were very creative, as there was really nothing much to say about Cabo San Lucas.
(b) Descriptions were exaggerating and that the place is overrated.
(c) No two descriptions of Cabo San Lucas are alike.
(d) Descriptions of Cabo San Lucas did not capture the abundance of marine life in the area.

3. What does Steinbeck notice about the sense of time of the local people of Cabo San Lucas?
(a) There is nothing different about their sense of time and that of the indigents'.
(b) It seems so different from their own.
(c) They seem to all walk faster, indicating that they have a faster sense of time.
(d) It is reversed, sleeping during the day and working during the night.

4. What does Tex find out about the skiff's outboard motor?
(a) It is already falling apart and as such can no longer be used.
(b) It runs perfectly when there is no one aboard the ship.
(c) It runs perfectly when sprinkled with salt first prior to starting.
(d) It runs perfectly when placed in water on board, but not in the actual ocean.

5. Where does the expedition party go after Laredo?
(a) North to La Luz.
(b) North to Escondido Bay.
(c) North to Punta Fuego.
(d) North to Coronado Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the ladies of Laredo react to the expedition party?

2. What observation do Steinbeck and Ricketts have regarding the marine life in Coronado Island and Monterey Bay?

3. What does the expedition party find on their destination on March 23?

4. On March 18, where does the expedition party end up going when a wind rises before they were able to anchor?

5. What does the expedition party find when they finally landed on the shores of San Jose Island?

(see the answer key)

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