1. What is The Log from the Sea of Cortez?
(a) It is the wood sold out by the expedition party to several cities in Mexico.
(b) It is a very special wood found by John Steinbeck and his close friend, Ed Ricketts when they went to Cortez.
(c) It is a seaman's book they found on the Sea of Cortez which contains important information on marine biology.
(d) It is the journal describing the marino biology expedition carried out by John Steinbeck and his close friend, Ed Ricketts.

2. 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 stops all of a sudden, and almost tilts down.
(c) 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.
(d) The Western Flyer stays on course and speeds up, making better sailing time.

3. What does the expedition party do on March 22, Good Friday?
(a) They spend the whole day with their relatives and friends whom they visited in La Paz.
(b) They stay on the boat, not wanting to create noise in the city.
(c) They sell their collection to those who are interested.
(d) They put on their good clothes and go to services in an old church in La Paz.

4. How does the author describe the Mexicans and Americans that they meet in Angeles Bay?
(a) They are easily identifiable from the tattoo that they have on their arm.
(b) They claim to be friends of Tiny and Sparky and insisted on joining them.
(c) They claim to be fishing but seem overly interested in what the expedition is doing and when they are leaving.
(d) They all wear straw hats and Hawaiian shirts.

5. What does the author tell us about the camera that they brought in the expedition?
(a) They realize that they should have bought an underwater camera to be able to take pictures of marine life in the water.
(b) They have been having trouble all along with the camera and they finally decided to figure out what to do with it.
(c) They wish they bought several batteries, because the batteries ran out even before they were halfway on the trip.
(d) They are so grateful that they brought the camera with them, as it has captured so many photographs of the expedition.