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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the concept explored by the author in the section that pertains to boats and men?
(a) The personification of a boat by a man and the identification of men with their boats.
(b) The way men treat their boats like they treat their wives.
(c) How men become unreasonable when it comes to their boats.
(d) The way men choose their boats, their colors, and the length.

2. What is Tony's requirement to the group?
(a) He requires that they say a seaman's prayer before taking the wheel.
(b) He requires that the course be maintained as perfectly as possible.
(c) He requires that no one will talk while at sea.
(d) He requires that they wash heir hands prior to taking the wheel.

3. Aside from their daily experiences during the expedition, what other topics are discussed by the author?
(a) Literature, entertainment, laws and environment.
(b) Culinary arts, Hollywood, and botany.
(c) Philosophy, mankind, biology and history.
(d) Politics, religion, physics and war.

4. Who enjoys the favors of the locals the most in Puerto Refugio?
(a) Sparky and Steinbeck.
(b) Tex and Tony.
(c) Tiny and Sparky.
(d) Steinbeck and Ricketts.

5. How do the ladies of Laredo react to the expedition party?
(a) They immediately offer to serve as their housekeepers, promising good food all the time.
(b) They are offended that the expedition party is allowed to dock in Laredo.
(c) They sell many of their beadworks, telling them that the beads are rare and can only be found in Laredo.
(d) The expedition party serves as a source of merriment to the local girls, and the older women cannot stop giggling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new species does the crew unsuccessfully try to collect in San Carlos Bay?

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

3. How does the expedition party feel about Puerto Refugio?

4. When the sea is very smooth, what does the crew do to take advantage of the calm seas?

5. On Easter Sunday, despite facing difficulties collecting specimens, Steinbeck and Ricketts are able to catch a significant marine life - what is it?

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