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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. Why does the party chose not to dock in Guaymas and instead anchor in a nearby bay?
(a) They are suspicious of a man they see walking along the port.
(b) They do not want the town to know that they have arrived.
(c) The port fees are high because it is late in the night and they do not want to pay the fees.
(d) They see more marine life in the nearby bay than in Guaymas.

2. Which statement best describes the expedition team's reaction on the topic of going home?
(a) Only Tex and Tony are looking forward to going home, the rest want to stay.
(b) John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts want to stay to complete their expedition mission.
(c) The team wants to take several children from Guaymas with them.
(d) Tex and Tony want to stay while the rest want to go home.

3. 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 they are more interested in the common species rather than the rare species.
(b) 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.
(c) Steinbeck notes that they have amassed a significant collection, which will fetch good prices at the markets.
(d) Steinbeck notes that their collection is as varied the crew's personalities.

4. How many of these sea creatures that interest him does Tiny catch?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

5. What does the expedition party do differently on the morning of March 28?
(a) They have a late morning, waking up at nine am.
(b) They have breakfast in bed.
(c) They have tea instead of coffee for breakfast.
(d) They have omelettes, which they haven't had in days.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sparky collect to give to his friends back at home?

3. Why does the crew have a hard time handling a particular sea cucumber?

4. How do the ladies of Laredo react to the expedition party?

5. How is Guaymas different from the other towns they have been in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss on Steinbeck's theory on how relaxation and laziness can lead to greater productivity.

2. At the port city of Laredo, the members of the expedition team serve as merriment to the local girls. Speculate on the reasons on why this is so and give probable explanations to this happening.

3. Sparky and Tiny are always anxious to spend some time in the towns, which they are unable to do in Santa Rosalia. Give probable reasons as to why the two are always looking forward to spending some time in the towns.

4. Describe Guardian Angel Island and how the crew takes to it. What were the feelings of the crew while they were on the island?

5. What does the expedition party encounter at the port of Guaymas? Explain their reactions to the situation.

6. Discuss Steinbeck's lamentations on the briefness of their expedition, and how he wished that they have brought full-sized aquariums.

7. This particular section when the expedition party are near Guaymas and see these spotless fishermen is dated Aprill 22, which proves to be erratic. Give probable explanations to the error in date.

8. Discuss Steinbeck's theory on how societal restrictions dictate what is acceptable behavior and what is not. What introduced this discussion?

9. Describe the strange experience the group has with the Americans and the Mexicans they encounter in Angeles Bay.

10. Briefly explain Steinbeck's feelings towards the whole expedition. Does he feel that the expedition has taught them anything, and is there any particular valuable lesson they have acquired from the trip, apart from scientific learnings?

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