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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What limitation does the expedition party have that is particular to their voyage?
(a) They have only a small crew compared to other voyages with dozens of crew on board.
(b) They have a limited supply of food and drinks, and medicine, too.
(c) They only have six weeks to complete their entire voyage, on top of constraints presented by the tides.
(d) They can only sail in the morning because their light is not as powerful as those of the other voyages.

2. What is non-teleological thinking, as introduced by the author on Easter Sunday, March 24?
(a) It is the thinking that relates men to sea vessels and motors.
(b) It is the thinking that can change in an instant, usually associated with women.
(c) It is the thinking that is dependent on tidal waves and moon shine.
(d) It is the thinking that attempts to look at the larger whole and simply understand and evaluate what is.

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

4. Steinbeck worries about the soldiers' reaction to what during their travel?
(a) He is worried that the soldiers might want to join them which will result to problems in food and water.
(b) Because of the war, he is worried that the soldiers might not understand the nature of their equipment and the purpose of their travels.
(c) He is worried that the soldiers might ask to hide in the vessel.
(d) He is worried that the soldiers might ask them to give up their supplies for the war.

5. What does the expedition party have for dinner on the evening of Good Friday, March 22?
(a) Fish and chips.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Roasted pork.
(d) Buttered vegetables.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the expedition party find on their destination on March 23?

2. What can be seen in Cabo San Lucas?

3. Where is Cabo San Lucas?

4. What does Steinbeck think about the various descriptions they have read of Cabo San Lucas?

5. What do Steinbeck and Ricketts do to Tiny's prey?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the members of the expedition team and their vehicle.

2. What is the Log of Sea Cortez and why was it created?

3. What observation does Steinbeck make regarding boats and their owners? Cite a particular example of this observation.

4. Steinbeck hints at Tiny's stories of his past as being too racy to be repeated in the book. Speculate on Tiny's past. What could his stories be about and why can't it be repeated in the book?

5. The expedition party reaches the town of San Lucas. Describe the town as mentioned by Steinbeck, and add your own theories on how the town looks and feels like.

6. Explain Steinbeck's theory on man's struggle for dominance. What is his theory on how one group never stays in power for a very long time?

7. Describe Tex and make some assumptions on the way he looks.

8. Briefly discuss the group's encounter when they try to have chicken for dinner. Can you give some rationale to the efforts the group went through just to have chicken for dinner?

9. Briefly discuss how Tony's personality is impressed upon the team members as they take turns manning the wheel.

10. Describe Steinbeck's theory on aphrodisiacs and how he encounters some in Cabo San Lucas.

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