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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the life on the boat change as they get nearer the Sea of Cortez?
(a) It becomes rowdy, and there are fights among the team members almost every day.
(b) It becomes very relaxed, team members do not want to go on shore anymore to collect specimen.
(c) It becomes too strained, members of the team stop talking to each other.
(d) It becomes casual, and almost everyone is wearing only hats and shorts.

2. What will be an accurate description of the expedition party's day on March 23?
(a) Strange and difficult.
(b) A day of many discoveries.
(c) Rewarding.
(d) Warm and comfortable.

3. What does the expedition party use instead of the tide chart to watch the rise and fall of the tides?
(a) A sailor's watch.
(b) Ricketts' compass.
(c) A marked stick.
(d) Steinbeck's journal.

4. What does the expedition party catch in Concepcion Bay?
(a) Swordfish.
(b) Sea anemone.
(c) Jellyfish.
(d) Tuna.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are dry-balls?

2. There is a struggle for scraps and morsels of food.Who are the participants in the struggle?

3. How does the author describe the call of the doves?

4. What is a Sally Lightfoot crab?

5. Which statement best describes Puerto Refugio?

(see the answer key)

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