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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through April 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new species does the crew unsuccessfully try to collect in San Carlos Bay?
(a) Sea horses and anemone fish.
(b) Seaweed and sandhoppers.
(c) Sea urchins and eels.
(d) Sea snakes and star fish.

2. What do members of the party feel when they are the one manning the wheel?
(a) The team members feel some pressure when they are manning the wheel, especially when Tony is watching.
(b) The team members feel a but sad and melancholic listening to the sea breeze.
(c) The team members feel happy and contented, and would like to remain at sea, when they are manning the wheel.
(d) The team members are excited, causing them to make wrong turns.

3. Where is the expedition party heading?
(a) They arre heading west to their destination.
(b) They arre heading east to their destination.
(c) They are heading south to their destination.
(d) They arre heading north to their destination.

4. What is the best description for Santa Rosalia?
(a) It is a mining town built by a French company, and looks very different from other towns they have seen.
(b) It has eight statues standing on shore, as if guarding the town from enemies.
(c) It looks all balck and gray from afar, which seems to signify that there is not much happening in the town.
(d) It looks wonderful at night with all the many lights from the establishments that line up the shore.

5. What do Steinbeck and Ricketts buy that was eventually taken by US customs?
(a) A local liquor that is reputed to substitute for fuel.
(b) A local liquor that is reputed to increase alertness when at sea.
(c) A local liquor that is reputed to enable men to survive without water for more than a week.
(d) A local liquor that is reputed to be an aphrodisiac.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the expedition party do on their last night ashore when their boat is ready and loaded?

2. What does the expedition party do differently on the morning of March 28?

3. How does Steinbeck compare navigation at sea to life?

4. After facing difficulties collecting specimens, what do Steinbeck and Ricketts do instead on Easter Sunday ?

5. What does the expedition party have for dinner on the evening of Good Friday, March 22?

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