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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What feeling does Steinbeck get from Estero de la Luna?
(a) At one with nature.
(b) That it is not a friendly place.
(c) That it is full of ghosts.
(d) At home and do not want to leave.

2. On March 31, almost three weeks ate sea, what observation does Steinbeck make regarding the collections they have acquired so far?
(a) Steinbeck notes that their collection is as varied the crew's personalities.
(b) Steinbeck notes that they are more interested in the common species rather than the rare species.
(c) Steinbeck notes that they have amassed a significant collection, which will fetch good prices at the markets.
(d) Steinbeck observes that they have collected close to a ton of species and they cannot take it all home because it was just too much weight for the boat to take.

3. Why does the crew forego stopping at Santa Rosalia?
(a) There is not much to see in Santa Rosalia.
(b) They are already pressed for time.
(c) Santa Rosalia asks for very steep visitors' taxes.
(d) There are several unfriendly locals in Santa Rosalia.

4. Why is the crew unable to collect many specimens on the day following Easter Sunday?
(a) Because Steinbeck and Ricketts get into a fight, making it too awkward to do any collection.
(b) Because the tide does not go very low, making it difficult to collect species in general.
(c) Because the locals will not allow them to take anything from their ocean.
(d) Because the local police arrest Tex for not wearing a t-shirt all the time.

5. What feeling does the expedition party have as they leave Angeles Bay?
(a) Everybody on the team feels that they are interfering with some illicit activity.
(b) The team members feel like their stay in Angeles Bay was cut short because of the presence of the Americans and Mexicans.
(c) Everyone in the team feels that they have finally found the best place to conduct scientific experiments in Angeles Bay.
(d) The team members feel as if they belong in Angeles Bay and do not like to leave.

6. How is Guaymas different from the other towns they have been in?
(a) Guaymas does not speak English.
(b) Guaymas does not ask for taxes from its visitors.
(c) Guaymas welcomes visitors to become resident
(d) Guaymas seems to be foucs on news, business and tourism.

7. Which statement best describes the marine life in Puerto Escondido?
(a) The marine life is greatly preserved by the locals, as shown from many posters seen around town.
(b) The number of specimens are increased due to the wide variety of habitats and niches in the entrance of the bay.
(c) The number of specimens are reduced because the tide carries them all out of the island.
(d) There is no marine life to speak of.

8. How does the expedition party feel about Puerto Refugio?
(a) They cannot get out of Puerto Refugio fast enough.
(b) They want to settle in Puerto Refugio.
(c) They wish that they can return someday to Puerto Refugio to explore it further.
(d) They want to skip going to Puerto Refugio.

9. How does the author describe the Mexicans and Americans that they meet in Angeles Bay?
(a) They claim to be friends of Tiny and Sparky and insisted on joining them.
(b) They are easily identifiable from the tattoo that they have on their arm.
(c) They claim to be fishing but seem overly interested in what the expedition is doing and when they are leaving.
(d) They all wear straw hats and Hawaiian shirts.

10. What does the expedition party catch in Concepcion Bay?
(a) Tuna.
(b) Sea anemone.
(c) Jellyfish.
(d) Swordfish.

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

12. What actually happens to Tex's weight in the face of the crew's attempt to put him on a diet?
(a) He develops bulimia and the crew is regretful.
(b) He loses ten pounds after only five days of dieting.
(c) He gets sick and loses more than ten pounds.
(d) He gains a few pounds by sneaking food at every opportunity.

13. What does the party find in Angeles Bay?
(a) There seems to be an unknown settlement with a very odd sense of something strange going on.
(b) They find another expedition party heading to the same destination like them.
(c) They find that there are a dozen men who want to be part of their team.
(d) They find that it was closed to tourists and voyagers and they had to return to sea immediately.

14. How do the ladies of Laredo react to the expedition party?
(a) They are offended that the expedition party is allowed to dock in Laredo.
(b) They sell many of their beadworks, telling them that the beads are rare and can only be found in Laredo.
(c) The expedition party serves as a source of merriment to the local girls, and the older women cannot stop giggling.
(d) They immediately offer to serve as their housekeepers, promising good food all the time.

15. What is the best description for Santa Rosalia?
(a) It looks wonderful at night with all the many lights from the establishments that line up the shore.
(b) It has eight statues standing on shore, as if guarding the town from enemies.
(c) It looks all balck and gray from afar, which seems to signify that there is not much happening in the town.
(d) It is a mining town built by a French company, and looks very different from other towns they have seen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which statement best describes the expedition team's reaction on the topic of going home?

2. How does Steinbeck see the history of the human race?

3. How does the expedition party react to the news they have heard in Guaymas?

4. Where in Puerto Refugio does the expedition party collect specimens?

5. What can be found in Laredo that is of particular interest to the expedition party?

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