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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What will be an accurate description of the expedition party's day on March 23?
2. What happens to the porpoises, as observed by Steinbeck and Ricketts?
3. Who is Raul?
4. What instrument does Raul use, which Steinbeck and Ricketts buy from him?
5. What do Indians do in Espiritu Santo Island?
Short Essay Questions
1. Briefly state the discussions made by Steinbeck and Ricketts on different ways of thinking, particularly looking at the society and the balance that is maintained all the time, as specified by their given example on employment.
2. 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?
3. How does Steinbeck compare staying on course at sea to achieving a goal in life?
4. Explain Steinbeck's remark on the contrast between Tiny's reaction to the death of the sea turtle and that of a scientist's.
5. 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?
6. What is Steinbeck's theory on the origin of the name of a certain place? What was the origin of Steinbeck's musings?
7. Briefly explain Steinbeck's theory on "murdering" a boat.
8. Describe the members of the expedition team and their vehicle.
9. What difference does this particular expedition have over the other travels? Why is this so?
10. Briefly explain how Steinbeck explains teleological and non-teleological thinking. Relate the two on the previous discussion about employment and unemployment.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Steinbeck makes the observation that not having clear aims coupled with the continued need or want for more, leads to apparent useless pastimes such as sports and games. Do you agree or disagree to this observation? Be sure to support your position with specific instances from the story.
Essay Topic 2
Steinbeck describes how a certain task such as collecting specimen can seem to be so enjoyable and exciting in the beginning, and later turn boring simply because the one performing the task has been at it for a long time. What can be the cause of this change? Is it really man's nature to be "mechanical" over time? Why or why not? Support your answer with instances from the story.
Essay Topic 3
Steinbeck spends some time wondering whether man's defining trait is hope, that is, hope that the future will be better than today. Do you believe or disagree with Steinbeck's hope, and will his wish happen? What are some instances in the book which illustrates this hope? Similarly, are there instances in the story which seem to illustrate the exact opposite of Steinbeck's hope?
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