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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) Los Angeles Bay.
(d) Palo Alto Bay.

2. What happens to the vessel during Tiny and Sparky's watch?
(a) The Western Flyer stays on course and speeds up, making better sailing time.
(b) The Western Flyer stops all of a sudden, and almost tilts down.
(c) The Western Flyer often goes off-course during their watch but they do not get into serious trouble anyway.
(d) The Western Flyer attracts a lot of fish. In the process, the expedition team do not get hungry while Tiny and Sparky are on watch.

3. What is the greater purpose for which the author wants to use his observations of the activities of the biological creatures?
(a) To improve the way people look at biological creatures.
(b) To improve the laws and regulations regarding sea expeditions.
(c) To understand and improve the human species.
(d) To increase the public's awareness on marine life in Mexico.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Tex's outstanding characteristic?

3. What do members of the party feel when they are the one manning the wheel?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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