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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through April 3.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What happens to the vessel during Tiny and Sparky's watch?
(a) The Western Flyer often goes off-course during their watch but they do not get into serious trouble anyway.
(b) The Western Flyer stays on course and speeds up, making better sailing time.
(c) The Western Flyer stops all of a sudden, and almost tilts down.
(d) The Western Flyer attracts a lot of fish. In the process, the expedition team do not get hungry while Tiny and Sparky are on watch.
2. What explanation does the expedition party give to the Mexicans they meet on Espiritu Santo Island?
(a) They are collecting curios which will fetch a good price back at home.
(b) They are just passing along, and their destination is Southeast Asia.
(c) They are attracted to the culture of the place and want to stay there for good.
(d) They are looking at useless animals out of general scientific interest.
3. What is Tony's requirement to the group?
(a) He requires that the course be maintained as perfectly as possible.
(b) He requires that they say a seaman's prayer before taking the wheel.
(c) He requires that they wash heir hands prior to taking the wheel.
(d) He requires that no one will talk while at sea.
4. Where does the expedition party sail next on Easter Sunday?
(a) They finally sail to Cortez, Mexico.
(b) They return to Magdalene Bay because tex forgot the collections he had.
(c) Out of the lagoon and to the next collecting stop south of Marcial Point.
(d) They leave La Paz and sail north to Tribecca.
5. What is a Sally Lightfoot crab?
(a) It is a female crab which clings to people's feet.
(b) It is a female crab with a very unique tattoo on its shell, shaped like a foot.
(c) It is a small crab with giant feet, and the name is meant as a private joke among residents of Cabo San Lucas.
(d) It is a particularly agile, small crab which seems to elude every attempt for its capture.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the expedition party encounter as they sail along the coast of Guardian Angel Island?
2. How many crew members are signed on for the expedition?
3. What does the expedition party catch in Concepcion Bay?
4. What is teleological thinking, as introduced by the author on Easter Sunday, March 24?
5. How long does Tex suffer through the diet exercise?
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