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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through April 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the expedition party do in the morning of March 30?
(a) The party begins collecting because the tide is out.
(b) The party cleans all the kitchen dirt left the night before.
(c) The party refuels and buys supplies.
(d) The party begins preparing for their journey back home.

2. Steinbeck worries about the soldiers' reaction to what during their travel?
(a) He is worried that the soldiers might ask them to give up their supplies for the war.
(b) Because of the war, he is worried that the soldiers might not understand the nature of their equipment and the purpose of their travels.
(c) He is worried that the soldiers might want to join them which will result to problems in food and water.
(d) He is worried that the soldiers might ask to hide in the vessel.

3. What new species does the crew unsuccessfully try to collect in San Carlos Bay?
(a) Sea urchins and eels.
(b) Sea horses and anemone fish.
(c) Sea snakes and star fish.
(d) Seaweed and sandhoppers.

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

5. Where does the boat sail next on March 30 after collecting freshwater species?
(a) Magdalena Bay.
(b) San Carlos Bay.
(c) El Pueblo Bay.
(d) San Diego Bay.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the party chose not to dock in Guaymas and instead anchor in a nearby bay?

2. What happens when Steinbeck and Ricketts photograph the bonito and other fish?

3. What do Steinbeck and Ricketts buy that was eventually taken by US customs?

4. What difficulty does the expedition party encounter when they were collecting specimen in Cabo San Lucas?

5. What does the expedition party do on their last night ashore when their boat is ready and loaded?

(see the answer key)

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