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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unique about the expedition described in the story?
(a) There is a priest on board who discusses philosophy and spirituality.
(b) There is a four-string quartet on deck that provides music at night, for entertainment.
(c) The travelers here prefer safety and getting the job done to encounters of a more colorful and dangerous nature.
(d) There is nothing unique about the expedition.

2. What new species does the crew unsuccessfully try to collect in San Carlos Bay?
(a) Seaweed and sandhoppers.
(b) Sea urchins and eels.
(c) Sea snakes and star fish.
(d) Sea horses and anemone fish.

3. What do Indians do in Espiritu Santo Island?
(a) They maintain several stores which sell supplies to sea travelers.
(b) They come to visit in a dugout canoe, stay long into the night to drink, tell stories, and discuss politics.
(c) They own and operate several restaurants where sea travelers usually take their meal before sailing out to sea.
(d) They maintain a market where travelers can sell the items they collected at sea.

4. What specific food does the crew fight about, leading them to decide to stop making it?
(a) Apple pies.
(b) Blueberry pies.
(c) Lemon pies.
(d) Strawberry pies.

5. What do Steinbeck and Ricketts do to Tiny's prey?
(a) They crack its shell and use it as soup bowls.
(b) They cut the meat and make a stew out of it.
(c) They cut the legs and collect them in a jar filled with water.
(d) They dissect it to learn what they can.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the crew forego stopping at Santa Rosalia?

2. What is the Western Flyer?

3. What happens to the vessel during Tiny and Sparky's watch?

4. What is the greater purpose for which the author wants to use his observations of the activities of the biological creatures?

5. Which piece of equipment receives positive feedback from the author?

(see the answer key)

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