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

2. What is Tex's outstanding characteristic?
(a) He is afraid of the water.
(b) He cannot make a left turn.
(c) He loves to sleep in the daytime and do chores at night.
(d) He loves diesel engines.

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) The way men choose their boats, their colors, and the length.
(c) How men become unreasonable when it comes to their boats.
(d) The way men treat their boats like they treat their wives.

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

5. What is The Log from the Sea of Cortez?
(a) It is the wood sold out by the expedition party to several cities in Mexico.
(b) It is the journal describing the marino biology expedition carried out by John Steinbeck and his close friend, Ed Ricketts.
(c) It is a seaman's book they found on the Sea of Cortez which contains important information on marine biology.
(d) It is a very special wood found by John Steinbeck and his close friend, Ed Ricketts when they went to Cortez.