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

2. What is unique about the expedition described in the story?
(a) There is a priest on board who discusses philosophy and spirituality.
(b) The travelers here prefer safety and getting the job done to encounters of a more colorful and dangerous nature.
(c) There is nothing unique about the expedition.
(d) There is a four-string quartet on deck that provides music at night, for entertainment.

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

4. Why are the particular dates chosen for an expedition?
(a) The dates were chosen based on the birthdates of the travelers because they wanted to celebrate at sea.
(b) The travelling rules have just been lifted which enabled the travelers to journey to sea.
(c) The expedition had to be done at a time when the travelers' children were vacationing with their grandparents.
(d) The destination, the Sea of Cortez, is known to have dangerous storms that quiet down during the period chosen by the travelers.

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