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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through March 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are John Steinbeck's lamentations about?
(a) About how short a time he has to do all the things he wants to do.
(b) The weather being unpredictable which makes a sea expedition particularly hard.
(c) The soaring prices of gasoline and labor which he needs for his expedition.
(d) The lack of information available to him necessary to plan an expedition to the sea.

2. What does the expedition party do on their first night at sea?
(a) They play cards while drinking beer.
(b) They stay out to look at the stars while taking turns on the helm.
(c) They identify the different constellation and gave a price on who can name the most.
(d) They sing love songs and read poems to the stars.

3. What does the log entry of March 12 say?
(a) It describes the boat race between the Western Flyer and another vessel.
(b) It describes the fight between John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts.
(c) It describes the progress of the Western Flyer, and the team's actions during the travel.
(d) It describes the festivities that happened in Cortez, Mexico and how the expedition party won several prizes.

4. What does Steinbeck say about the authors of the descriptions written about Cabo San Lucas?
(a) Each description reflects the world view and personality of the author.
(b) Each description is just a copycat of the earlier description published about the place.
(c) Each description shows the biases of the author, depending on whether or not they liked their visit to the place.
(d) Each description reflects the educational background of the author.

5. How many crew members are signed on for the expedition?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. What difficulty does the expedition party encounter when they were collecting specimen in Cabo San Lucas?

2. Where is Cabo San Lucas?

3. How does Steinbeck compare navigation at sea to life?

4. How does John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts pass the time while their boat is being outfitted?

5. How are Tiny and Sparky presented?

(see the answer key)

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