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

2. What do Tiny and Sparky do while they are on watch?
(a) They pay more attention to fishing than to the sailing of the ship.
(b) They take turns scratching each other's back.
(c) They play card games, making the boat sail the wrong way.
(d) Tiny plays the guitar while Sparky sings.

3. What is Steinbeck's thesis about origins of names of places, specifically California?
(a) That names are usually given by the first priest to reside in the place.
(b) That names are randomly selected during the full moon.
(c) That names arise organically from the places themselves as much as they do from any purposeful naming of them.
(d) That the first settlers usually name the place after their first born.

4. What is Tony's requirement to the group?
(a) He requires that they wash heir hands prior to taking the wheel.
(b) He requires that the course be maintained as perfectly as possible.
(c) He requires that they say a seaman's prayer before taking the wheel.
(d) He requires that no one will talk while at sea.

5. Where is Cabo San Lucas?
(a) It is at the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula.
(b) It is at the southern tip of San Diego Bay.
(c) It is at the southern tip of Magdalena Bay.
(d) It is at the northern tip of San Diego Bay.