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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does everyone feel a bit gloomy on their return to the Gulf?
(a) One of their crew members dies.
(b) They all want to stay for one more week at sea.
(c) They feel that the expedition is a failure.
(d) Some want to stay while some are eager to get to the end.

2. Aside from their daily experiences during the expedition, what other topics are discussed by the author?
(a) Politics, religion, physics and war.
(b) Culinary arts, Hollywood, and botany.
(c) Philosophy, mankind, biology and history.
(d) Literature, entertainment, laws and environment.

3. What does the expedition party find on their destination on March 23?
(a) It has abundant life form and they need more tha a month to fully collect all the interesting specimen present.
(b) It has little life form and there is not much of interest to collect.
(c) It was full of other visitors, tourists who have heard about the place, and they cannot do any collection activity.
(d) It requires a visitor's tax and they do not have enough money to pay the tax.

4. How does the expedition party scare the shark that was circling their their boat?
(a) They scare it by playing loud music.
(b) They scare it with a pistol shot.
(c) They scare it by throwing some soiled shirts to the sea.
(d) They scare it by throwing sticks at it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What limitation does the expedition party have that is particular to their voyage?

2. What does the crew call the invertebrates that Steinbeck and Ricketts catch?

3. Who invites Steinbeck and Ricketts on a big-sheep hunting expedition?

4. What do the members of the expedition party feel when they see fishermen in their spotless white outfits?

5. What does the expedition party do on their first night at sea?

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