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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Unnamed section, p. 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tex's outstanding characteristic?
(a) He loves to sleep in the daytime and do chores at night.
(b) He is afraid of the water.
(c) He loves diesel engines.
(d) He cannot make a left turn.

2. What are the two types of biologists, as discussed by John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts?
(a) Those who have their own laboratory and those who rent a space for their laboratory works.
(b) Those who teach in the university and those who work for corporations.
(c) Those who work at night and those who work during the day.
(d) Those who study dead, preserved animals and those who study life in all its complexity.

3. Who is Tex?
(a) The leader of the four-string quartet hired for the expedition.
(b) The mechanic of the crew.
(c) Ed Rickett's son.
(d) John Steinbeck's son.

4. Who are the major characters and the expedition team leaders in the story?
(a) John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts.
(b) Tony Berry and Ed Ricketts.
(c) John Steinbeck and Tony Berry.
(d) John Steinbeck and a World War II veteran.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author write the story?

2. Why are the particular dates chosen for an expedition?

3. What is the duration covered by the story?

4. How does John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts pass the time while their boat is being outfitted?

5. How many crew members are signed on for the expedition?

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