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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through March 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the expedition team go the next morning, March 13?
(a) Los Angeles Bay.
(b) San Francisco Bay.
(c) San Diego Bay.
(d) Palo Alto Bay.

2. Where is the expedition party heading?
(a) They arre heading east to their destination.
(b) They are heading south to their destination.
(c) They arre heading west to their destination.
(d) They arre heading north to their destination.

3. What important part of history is happening at the time of the expedition?
(a) The Formula One Grand Prix.
(b) The Summer Olympics.
(c) World War I.
(d) World War II.

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

5. What do Steinbeck and Ricketts do to Tiny's prey?
(a) They dissect it to learn what they can.
(b) They cut the legs and collect them in a jar filled with water.
(c) They crack its shell and use it as soup bowls.
(d) They cut the meat and make a stew out of it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is interesting about the bonito and other fish that caught Steinbeck and Ricketts' attention?

2. Who is the most competent in commanding the wheel?

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

4. What is the concept explored by the author in the section that pertains to boats and men?

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

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