1. What does the expedition party observe about the town of San Lucas?
(a) That the town drives on the left side of the road.
(b) That the town is very much alive and everyone is heading to the ocean.
(c) That the town has several interesting landmarks.
(d) That the town has recently suffered a great flood and the town is in disrepair.

2. What scientific testing does Steinbeck intend to do on the liquor?
(a) Determine if the liquor can really substitute the engine fuel.
(b) Determine if his crew can drink the liquor instead of the water for two weeks.
(c) Determine if the aphrodisiac liquor really works.
(d) Test if the seawater will work well with the liquor.

3. What are the two types of biologists, as discussed by John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts?
(a) Those who study dead, preserved animals and those who study life in all its complexity.
(b) Those who teach in the university and those who work for corporations.
(c) Those who have their own laboratory and those who rent a space for their laboratory works.
(d) Those who work at night and those who work during the day.

4. What do Steinbeck and Ricketts do to Tiny's prey?
(a) They crack its shell and use it as soup bowls.
(b) They dissect it to learn what they can.
(c) They cut the meat and make a stew out of it.
(d) They cut the legs and collect them in a jar filled with water.

5. According to John Steinbeck, what does a rusting, disorderly boat with its pain peeling off indicate?
(a) That the owner is most likely afraid of needles and injections.
(b) That the owner is most likely fond of changing clothes during the day.
(c) That the owner is most likely equally disheveled and careless.
(d) That the owner is most likely a very old man with some memory loss.