View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the morning of March 31 affect the activities of the expedition party?
(a) It is raining heavily which makes it impossible to collect anything on shore or underwater.
(b) There is a storm on the horizon which prompts the crew to leave earlier than planned.
(c) Although it is low tide, the tide was quite high and the wind is up, making it difficult to collect onshore or underwater.
(d) There is a celebration in town and the expedition party is distracted and lured into attending the party.

2. Which statement best describes Puerto Escondido?
(a) It is a bustling community where kids play along the shore and housewives cooked food all day.
(b) It is a beautiful mangrove-ringed lagoon with an interior channel to the town.
(c) It is a small isalnd where sea vessels can moor while refuelling.
(d) It is a small town most visited by scientists such as Darwin.

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

4. How does Tex see diesel engines?
(a) As abhorring inventions.
(b) As toys which can be experimentes on.
(c) As pure, logical, perfect mechanical entities.
(d) As expensive vessels not fit for sea travel.

5. How are Tiny and Sparky presented?
(a) Tiny and Sparky are presented as two individuals who have no similarities or connection to each other.
(b) Tiny and Sparky are presented almost as two halves of one person, seeming to always do the same things at the same time.
(c) Tiny and Sparky are presented as similar to husband and wives, always looking after each other, and attending to each other's needs.
(d) Tiny and Sparky are presented as mortal enemies, always fighting each other and having opposing views.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Steinbeck notice about the sense of time of the local people of Cabo San Lucas?

2. What do Steinbeck and Ricketts do on Easter Sunday?

3. Which statement best describes the marine life in Puerto Escondido?

4. What difference does the section dated March 24 have from the rest of the book?

5. Where does the expedition team go the next morning, March 13?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 621 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample