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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) San Diego Bay.
(b) San Francisco Bay.
(c) Palo Alto Bay.
(d) Los Angeles Bay.

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

3. What is the concept explored by the author in the section that pertains to boats and men?
(a) The personification of a boat by a man and the identification of men with their boats.
(b) How men become unreasonable when it comes to their boats.
(c) The way men treat their boats like they treat their wives.
(d) The way men choose their boats, their colors, and the length.

4. What is interesting about the bonito and other fish that caught Steinbeck and Ricketts' attention?
(a) They change their colors as the sun shines on them.
(b) They swim opposite the sea current.
(c) They swim in groups of twelve.
(d) Their colors are different from when they are alive to when they are dead and preserved.

5. Why does the author rant about the outboard motor?
(a) Because it is very noisy.
(b) Because it has brought them much hardship during the expedition.
(c) Because it has a foul odor.
(d) Because its appearance is not attractive.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the expedition party heading?

3. How are Tiny and Sparky presented?

4. What is unique about the expedition described in the story?

5. Why does the crew prefer to catch and eat any other fish than the porpoises?

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