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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. Who heads ashore to do some collecting in Agiabampo estuary?
(a) Tony, Tiny, Sparky and Tex.
(b) Tony and Tex.
(c) Tiny and Sparky.
(d) Steinbeck, Ricketts, Tiny, Sparky and Tex.

2. What particular sea creature interests Tiny on their way to Estero de la Luna?
(a) Giant manta rays.
(b) Giant sea horses.
(c) Giant porpoises.
(d) Giant sea turtles.

3. What topic does Steinbeck discuss with the team members as they sail along the coast of Guardian Angel Island?
(a) The Adamski Indians, which are rumored to be cannibals.
(b) The Farai Indians, which are rumored to be cannibals.
(c) The Seri Indians, which are rumored to be cannibals.
(d) The Harpal Indians, which are rumored to be cannibals.

4. 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 that there are a dozen men who want to be part of their team.
(c) They find another expedition party heading to the same destination like them.
(d) They find that it was closed to tourists and voyagers and they had to return to sea immediately.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Steinbeck and Ricketts delighted that the Indians will actually do the hunting?

2. Why does everyone decide to put Tex on a diet?

3. How does Steinbeck describe the environment and marine life that they find in Puerto Refugio?

4. What does the author tell us about the camera that they brought in the expedition?

5. What observations does Steinbeck note as the party sails on to the Sea of Cortez?

Short Essay Questions

1. Tiny harpoons stingrays at the island of Tiburon. Give probable explanations to Tiny's seemingly attachment to harpoons. Cite specific examples in the book to support this explanation.

2. 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.

3. Santa Rosalia is described as much different from the other towns they have seen. What could have been in Santa Rosalia that makes it so different from the others?

4. How do the members of the expedition party pass the night of March 29? What discussions are happening and what are the revelations of this night?

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

6. Provide a description to how Steinbeck, Ricketts and the crew do the labeling and sorting of their collected specimen.

7. Describe the expedition party's experience with their camera equipment. What happens with the equipment and what resolutions are derived from their experience?

8. Discuss Steinbeck's theory on how a harsh environment makes survivors out of its inhabitants, and how he came to this train of thought.

9. Explain Steinbeck's theory on how man can improve himself and the human race if only he studies certain cycles in civilization.

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

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