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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through April 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tiny do when they reach Magdalena Bay?
(a) Tiny harpoons a sea-turtle.
(b) Tiny harpoons a small crab.
(c) Tiny harpoons a porpoise.
(d) Tiny harpoons a sea anemone.

2. What is the Western Flyer?
(a) It is the boat owned and maintained by Ed Ricketts.
(b) It is a favorite watering hole by John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts.
(c) It is a well-maintained vessel owned by Tony Berry used for the expedition.
(d) It is a rare species of bird found only in Mexico.

3. What does Tiny collect in La Paz?
(a) Dirty dishes from the various eating places they have visited.
(b) Rare, poisonous fish only seen in La Paz.
(c) Unremarkable species that are representative of the more common species in the area.
(d) Spices and herbs that are reputed to be aphrodisiac.

4. What does Steinbeck notice about the sense of time of the local people of Cabo San Lucas?
(a) There is nothing different about their sense of time and that of the indigents'.
(b) It seems so different from their own.
(c) It is reversed, sleeping during the day and working during the night.
(d) They seem to all walk faster, indicating that they have a faster sense of time.

5. What do the Mexican officials do with the expedition party?
(a) They arrive to talk to Steinbeck and Ricketts another expedition to be done within the year.
(b) They arrive to inspect the expedition party's baggages including the marine life they have caught.
(c) They arrive for a welcoming ceremony including coffee, smoking and a bit of paperwork.
(d) They arrive to discuss with Steinbeck the possibility of making a book about Cabo San Lucas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author describe in the story, particularly at the beginning of the book?

2. What do Indians do in Espiritu Santo Island?

3. How does Tiny spend his time on the island of Tiburon?

4. What does the expedition party hear about Mulege which make it an undesirable destination?

5. What explanation does the expedition party give to the Mexicans they meet on Espiritu Santo Island?

(see the answer key)

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