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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Unnamed section, p. 55.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the expedition party heading?
(a) They arre heading east to their destination.
(b) They arre heading west to their destination.
(c) They are heading south to their destination.
(d) They arre heading north to their destination.

2. What do Steinbeck and Ricketts buy that was eventually taken by US customs?
(a) A local liquor that is reputed to enable men to survive without water for more than a week.
(b) A local liquor that is reputed to increase alertness when at sea.
(c) A local liquor that is reputed to substitute for fuel.
(d) A local liquor that is reputed to be an aphrodisiac.

3. Who is the most competent in commanding the wheel?
(a) Tex.
(b) Ed.
(c) John.
(d) Tony.

4. What does the expedition party observe about the town of San Lucas?
(a) That the town drives on the left side of the road.
(b) That the town is very much alive and everyone is heading to the ocean.
(c) That the town has recently suffered a great flood and the town is in disrepair.
(d) That the town has several interesting landmarks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of biologist is preferred by John Steinbeck?

2. What happens to the porpoises, as observed by Steinbeck and Ricketts?

3. What scientific testing does Steinbeck intend to do on the liquor?

4. How does Steinbeck compare navigation at sea to life?

5. According to John Steinbeck, what does a rusting, disorderly boat with its pain peeling off indicate?

(see the answer key)

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