1. How does the school of tiny fish that Tiny and Sparky on April 22 catch taste?
(a) Sweet and sour.
(b) Very tasty.
(c) A bit salty.
(d) Spicy and sour.

2. Why is the tide chart no longer usable?
(a) Because Tiny looses it in one betting game he had in the last town they stopped by.
(b) Because they have been at sea for more than four weeks, after which any tide cart becomes unusable.
(c) Because it takes a long time for the tide to run up into the Sea of Cortez and they were not able to revise the chart with their short stops in each place.
(d) Because it gets wet when Tex forgot to bring down the covers on a particularly windy day.

3. What concept does Steinbeck muse on, as inspired by the seemingly millions of fish in the water?
(a) The wealth and poverty and its inequality.
(b) The duration of the trip and decides to go back for a longer one.
(c) The culinary delights that can be made out of the many fish in the ocean.
(d) The schooling behavior of fishes.

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

5. What is Tex's outstanding characteristic?
(a) He is afraid of the water.
(b) He cannot make a left turn.
(c) He loves diesel engines.
(d) He loves to sleep in the daytime and do chores at night.