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

3. What examples of marine life does the expedition party collect in Espiritu Santo Island?
(a) Sea cucumbers and brittle-stars.
(b) Anemone fish and tadpoles.
(c) Starfishes and seahorses.
(d) Porpoises and sea turtles.

4. What is teleological thinking, as introduced by the author on Easter Sunday, March 24?
(a) It is the thinking that dictates how a sea traveler must chart his voyage.
(b) It is the thinking that is dependent on the current events shown on the television.
(c) It is the thinking that concerns itself with finding a specific cause and effect, and in laying out how things should be.
(d) It is the thinking that relates men to sea creatures.

5. What are dry-balls?
(a) They are the dried cotton balls brought to sea as part of the medicine kit.
(b) They are the medicines given to the expedition party by the locals.
(c) They are the dried coconut husks used by the local children to play ball.
(d) They are the biologists who study dead, preserved animals.

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

7. What important part of history is happening at the time of the expedition?
(a) The Formula One Grand Prix.
(b) World War I.
(c) The Summer Olympics.
(d) World War II.

8. What does Steinbeck say about the authors of the descriptions written about Cabo San Lucas?
(a) Each description shows the biases of the author, depending on whether or not they liked their visit to the place.
(b) Each description is just a copycat of the earlier description published about the place.
(c) Each description reflects the educational background of the author.
(d) Each description reflects the world view and personality of the author.

9. Where is Cabo San Lucas?
(a) It is at the northern tip of San Diego Bay.
(b) It is at the southern tip of Magdalena Bay.
(c) It is at the southern tip of San Diego Bay.
(d) It is at the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula.

10. What does the expedition party do after sorting the specimen they have collected?
(a) They buy jewelry for their girlfriends and wives back at home.
(b) They go ashore and visit a local cantina in the town of San Lucas.
(c) They pack all the specimen in ice bags and send it back to the US.
(d) They sell the specimen to the locals in San Lucas.

11. What do Indians do in Espiritu Santo Island?
(a) They maintain a market where travelers can sell the items they collected at sea.
(b) They come to visit in a dugout canoe, stay long into the night to drink, tell stories, and discuss politics.
(c) They own and operate several restaurants where sea travelers usually take their meal before sailing out to sea.
(d) They maintain several stores which sell supplies to sea travelers.

12. What will be an accurate description of the expedition party's day on March 23?
(a) A day of many discoveries.
(b) Strange and difficult.
(c) Rewarding.
(d) Warm and comfortable.

13. What is the topic of the discussion Steinbeck gives to the crowd waiting for them when they returned to their boat, anchored on the shores of La Paz?
(a) The different types of biologists.
(b) The various fish of the puffer family.
(c) The different classification of outboard motors.
(d) The use of harpoons and knives in collecting marine specimen.

14. There is a struggle for scraps and morsels of food.Who are the participants in the struggle?
(a) Tiny and Sparky.
(b) The Indians in the area.
(c) The local boys in the area.
(d) Wild pigs, vultures and dogs.

15. What do Steinbeck and Ricketts buy that was eventually taken by US customs?
(a) A local liquor that is reputed to substitute for fuel.
(b) A local liquor that is reputed to increase alertness when at sea.
(c) A local liquor that is reputed to enable men to survive without water for more than a week.
(d) A local liquor that is reputed to be an aphrodisiac.