1. How does the author describe the call of the doves?
(a) Inspiring, making man want to write a poem about them.
(b) Seeming to use a great longing and sadness from its listener.
(c) Creepy, making one feel as if he is in a graveyard late at night.
(d) Boring, and does not instill any feeling at all.

2. Who is Raul?
(a) He is a boy who offeres to take Steinbeck and Ricketts in his canoe to a place that was visible from the boat, where the two can collect some specimen.
(b) He sells chicken, pork and fish, and the expedition party bought their dinner from him.
(c) He is the local leader in La Paz, and he can determine whether the expedition party can land or not.
(d) He is the local priest in La Paz.

3. After facing difficulties collecting specimens, what do Steinbeck and Ricketts do instead on Easter Sunday ?
(a) Tex, Tiny and Sparky are tasked to catch everything that comes ashore.
(b) They place a big basin just near the shore and catch whatever the tide brings in.
(c) They place a light near the surface of the water, and catch what the light attracts.
(d) Steinbeck and Ricketts hire several locals to do it for them.

4. What does the expedition party do after sorting the specimen they have collected?
(a) They sell the specimen to the locals in San Lucas.
(b) They buy jewelry for their girlfriends and wives back at home.
(c) They go ashore and visit a local cantina in the town of San Lucas.
(d) They pack all the specimen in ice bags and send it back to the US.

5. 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 has several interesting landmarks.
(c) That the town has recently suffered a great flood and the town is in disrepair.
(d) That the town is very much alive and everyone is heading to the ocean.