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

2. How does Tex see diesel engines?
(a) As expensive vessels not fit for sea travel.
(b) As abhorring inventions.
(c) As toys which can be experimentes on.
(d) As pure, logical, perfect mechanical entities.

3. 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.

4. What is the concept explored by the author in the section that pertains to boats and men?
(a) The way men choose their boats, their colors, and the length.
(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 personification of a boat by a man and the identification of men with their boats.

5. According to John Steinbeck, what does a rusting, disorderly boat with its pain peeling off indicate?
(a) That the owner is most likely fond of changing clothes during the day.
(b) That the owner is most likely afraid of needles and injections.
(c) That the owner is most likely a very old man with some memory loss.
(d) That the owner is most likely equally disheveled and careless.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tex's outstanding characteristic?

2. What does the author describe in the story, particularly at the beginning of the book?

3. According to John Steinbeck, what does a well-cared for and lovingly maintained boat indicate?

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

5. Who is the chef of the expedition?

(see the answer key)

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