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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Steinbeck see the history of the human race?
(a) It is totally unpredictable and without pattern.
(b) It is not a linear progression, but as a series of bursts of nervous energy.
(c) It is a series of bursts of nervous energy.
(d) It is a very logical and predictable progression.

2. What does the expedition party do in the morning of March 30?
(a) The party refuels and buys supplies.
(b) The party begins preparing for their journey back home.
(c) The party cleans all the kitchen dirt left the night before.
(d) The party begins collecting because the tide is out.

3. How does the author describe the call of the doves?
(a) Boring, and does not instill any feeling at all.
(b) Creepy, making one feel as if he is in a graveyard late at night.
(c) Seeming to use a great longing and sadness from its listener.
(d) Inspiring, making man want to write a poem about them.

4. Where does the expedition party sail next on Easter Sunday?
(a) They finally sail to Cortez, Mexico.
(b) They leave La Paz and sail north to Tribecca.
(c) Out of the lagoon and to the next collecting stop south of Marcial Point.
(d) They return to Magdalene Bay because tex forgot the collections he had.

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

6. What do the coastal Indians whom Steinbeck and Ricketts met in Puerto Escondido do?
(a) They sell shampoo, lotion, soap and toothpaste.
(b) They sell shirts, pants, towels and some apron.
(c) They sell pineapples, mangoes, apples and lemon.
(d) They sell sea scallops, clams, pearl oysters and conchs.

7. Where does the expedition party go after Laredo?
(a) North to La Luz.
(b) North to Coronado Island.
(c) North to Punta Fuego.
(d) North to Escondido Bay.

8. How can the crew's dining activities be best described?
(a) The party is eating mostly fish and biscuits, except when Sparky makes spaghetti.
(b) They refrain from eating fish since it reminds them too much of the species they have collected.
(c) They eat rice and soup, which Sparky makes from the seaweed they have collected.
(d) They eat sandwiches day and night, and coffee to go with it.

9. What is the expedition party's last collecting stop?
(a) San Gabriel Bay.
(b) La Paz.
(c) San Diego Bay.
(d) Magdalena Bay.

10. What is the most important gift that the Sea of Cortez gives the expedition party, according to Steinbeck?
(a) The new language that they have learned to speak, as used in Guaymas.
(b) The ability to predict the tides, which will come handy for sea travellers like them.
(c) Three huge, beautiful pearls they have found on the shore.
(d) A way of seeing life, time and beauty that is different from those they have previously experienced.

11. What statement does Steinbeck give about the war to illustrate his thinking about the human race?
(a) That the war defies everything about the human race and its values.
(b) That the war is an example of a series of bursts of nervous energy.
(c) That in a hundred years, it may be seen as not going in the direction that people now think.
(d) That the war is an example of how predictable human race is.

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

13. What is the best description for Angeles Bay?
(a) It is where several expedition parties meet up and exchange information.
(b) It is a trading town where goods can be exchanged, sold and bought.
(c) It is the last place where expedition party members can grab a few drinks before getting back to the boat.
(d) It is the last collecting stop of the expedition on the west side of the Gulf.

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

15. How is the team's photography effort described in general?
(a) There is nothing mentioned about the team's photography efforts.
(b) It is so remarkable that it is cited as an example of what expeditions should follow during voyages.
(c) It is so poor that it is used as an example of what shouldn't be done with a camera.
(d) It is neither remarkably good or remarkably bad.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the expedition party scare the shark that was circling their their boat?

2. What does the expedition party use instead of the tide chart to watch the rise and fall of the tides?

3. Where does the boat sail next on March 30 after collecting freshwater species?

4. Which statement best describes Puerto Escondido?

5. From his philosophical discussions, what does Steinbeck suddenly suggest?

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