1. What does the expedition party do after sorting the specimen they have collected?
(a) They pack all the specimen in ice bags and send it back to the US.
(b) They go ashore and visit a local cantina in the town of San Lucas.
(c) They sell the specimen to the locals in San Lucas.
(d) They buy jewelry for their girlfriends and wives back at home.

2. What is the concept explored by the author in the section that pertains to boats and men?
(a) The personification of a boat by a man and the identification of men with their boats.
(b) The way men choose their boats, their colors, and the length.
(c) How men become unreasonable when it comes to their boats.
(d) The way men treat their boats like they treat their wives.

3. What is Tony's requirement to the group?
(a) He requires that the course be maintained as perfectly as possible.
(b) He requires that no one will talk while at sea.
(c) He requires that they say a seaman's prayer before taking the wheel.
(d) He requires that they wash heir hands prior to taking the wheel.

4. What happens when Steinbeck and Ricketts photograph the bonito and other fish?
(a) They fight on who should take the pictures.
(b) The pictures don't turn out very well.
(c) The camera gets wet.
(d) The pictures turn out to be very beautiful

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