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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 the duration covered by the story?
(a) March 11 to April 20, 1940.
(b) March 20 to April 11, 1940.
(c) April 11 to May 20, 1940.
(d) April 20, 1940 to March 11, 1941.

2. What are dry-balls?
(a) They are the dried cotton balls brought to sea as part of the medicine kit.
(b) They are the biologists who study dead, preserved animals.
(c) They are the medicines given to the expedition party by the locals.
(d) They are the dried coconut husks used by the local children to play ball.

3. Which piece of equipment receives positive feedback from the author?
(a) The diesel engine and the outboard motor.
(b) None. Everything was trashed by the author.
(c) The outboard motor.
(d) The diesel engine.

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

5. What type of biologist is preferred by John Steinbeck?
(a) The type who teaches in the university.
(b) The type who studies life in all its complexities.
(c) The type who study dead, preserved animals.
(d) The type who work for the big corporations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is taking place on the day before the expedition party leaves for its journey?

2. What important part of history is happening at the time of the expedition?

3. Aside from their daily experiences during the expedition, what other topics are discussed by the author?

4. Why does the author write the story?

5. How does Tex see diesel engines?

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