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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who invites Steinbeck and Ricketts on a big-sheep hunting expedition?
(a) The owner of the store where they bought their supplies.
(b) Some local ranchers and vacationers.
(c) The sons of the town mayor.
(d) Some Indians who came up in a canoe.

2. What does the expedition party have for dinner on the evening of Good Friday, March 22?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Buttered vegetables.
(c) Roasted pork.
(d) Fish and chips.

3. How does the author describe the call of the doves?
(a) Boring, and does not instill any feeling at all.
(b) Seeming to use a great longing and sadness from its listener.
(c) Inspiring, making man want to write a poem about them.
(d) Creepy, making one feel as if he is in a graveyard late at night.

4. Where does the boat sail next on March 30 after collecting freshwater species?
(a) San Diego Bay.
(b) El Pueblo Bay.
(c) Magdalena Bay.
(d) San Carlos Bay.

5. What concept is consistent throughout the book, including the section dated March 24?
(a) The concept that biology should be approached with an eye towards how each individual part fits into the larger whole of nature.
(b) The concept that safety should be the first priority in any travel, rather than adventure and mischiefs.
(c) The concept that men should set aside their differences when they are travelling at sea.
(d) The concept that war is something that should be looked at from an objective point of view, rather than subjective.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author describe the Mexicans and Americans that they meet in Angeles Bay?

2. What do Steinbeck and Ricketts encounter when they go for a walk in the dark?

3. On March 31, almost three weeks ate sea, what observation does Steinbeck make regarding the collections they have acquired so far?

4. What important part of history is happening at the time of the expedition?

5. What does the expedition party do differently on the morning of March 28?

(see the answer key)

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