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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through April 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What observations does Steinbeck note as the party sails on to the Sea of Cortez?
(a) That there are more and more poeple they meet as they approach the Sea of Cortez.
(b) That the people become more tanned as they get nearer the Sea of Cortez.
(c) That they see fewer people and signs of human life as they are approaching the Sea of Cortez.
(d) That the children become more aggressive as they get nearer the Sea of Cortez.

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

3. What feeling does the expedition party have as they leave Angeles Bay?
(a) The team members feel as if they belong in Angeles Bay and do not like to leave.
(b) The team members feel like their stay in Angeles Bay was cut short because of the presence of the Americans and Mexicans.
(c) Everyone in the team feels that they have finally found the best place to conduct scientific experiments in Angeles Bay.
(d) Everybody on the team feels that they are interfering with some illicit activity.

4. What is a Sally Lightfoot crab?
(a) It is a small crab with giant feet, and the name is meant as a private joke among residents of Cabo San Lucas.
(b) It is a female crab which clings to people's feet.
(c) It is a particularly agile, small crab which seems to elude every attempt for its capture.
(d) It is a female crab with a very unique tattoo on its shell, shaped like a foot.

5. When the sea is very smooth, what does the crew do to take advantage of the calm seas?
(a) They cook omelette which is very hard to cook perfectly on a rough sea,
(b) They play a game of hockey.
(c) They iron their clothes.
(d) They label and sort their collection.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which statement best describes Puerto Escondido?

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

3. What does Steinbeck lament about that is in connection with persistence of beliefs and actual happenings?

4. Why does the author write the story?

5. What does the expedition party do after sorting the specimen they have collected?

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