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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through March 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the log entry of March 12 say?
(a) It describes the fight between John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts.
(b) It describes the boat race between the Western Flyer and another vessel.
(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.

2. Where does the expedition team go the next morning, March 13?
(a) Los Angeles Bay.
(b) San Diego Bay.
(c) Palo Alto Bay.
(d) San Francisco Bay.

3. What does Steinbeck notice about the sense of time of the local people of Cabo San Lucas?
(a) It is reversed, sleeping during the day and working during the night.
(b) They seem to all walk faster, indicating that they have a faster sense of time.
(c) There is nothing different about their sense of time and that of the indigents'.
(d) It seems so different from their own.

4. What limitation does the expedition party have that is particular to their voyage?
(a) They can only sail in the morning because their light is not as powerful as those of the other voyages.
(b) They have a limited supply of food and drinks, and medicine, too.
(c) They have only a small crew compared to other voyages with dozens of crew on board.
(d) They only have six weeks to complete their entire voyage, on top of constraints presented by the tides.

5. How do the ladies of Laredo react to the expedition party?
(a) They immediately offer to serve as their housekeepers, promising good food all the time.
(b) The expedition party serves as a source of merriment to the local girls, and the older women cannot stop giggling.
(c) They are offended that the expedition party is allowed to dock in Laredo.
(d) They sell many of their beadworks, telling them that the beads are rare and can only be found in Laredo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tiny collect in La Paz?

2. What is The Log from the Sea of Cortez?

3. What does the expedition party use instead of the tide chart to watch the rise and fall of the tides?

4. Aside from their daily experiences during the expedition, what other topics are discussed by the author?

5. On Easter Sunday, despite facing difficulties collecting specimens, Steinbeck and Ricketts are able to catch a significant marine life - what is it?

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