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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through March 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Tex's outstanding characteristic?
(a) He loves to sleep in the daytime and do chores at night.
(b) He loves diesel engines.
(c) He is afraid of the water.
(d) He cannot make a left turn.

3. What does Steinbeck think about the various descriptions they have read of Cabo San Lucas?
(a) No two descriptions of Cabo San Lucas are alike.
(b) Descriptions were exaggerating and that the place is overrated.
(c) Descriptions of Cabo San Lucas did not capture the abundance of marine life in the area.
(d) Descriptions were very creative, as there was really nothing much to say about Cabo San Lucas.

4. What is The Log from the Sea of Cortez?
(a) It is a seaman's book they found on the Sea of Cortez which contains important information on marine biology.
(b) It is a very special wood found by John Steinbeck and his close friend, Ed Ricketts when they went to Cortez.
(c) It is the journal describing the marino biology expedition carried out by John Steinbeck and his close friend, Ed Ricketts.
(d) It is the wood sold out by the expedition party to several cities in Mexico.

5. What type of biologist is preferred by John Steinbeck?
(a) The type who work for the big corporations.
(b) The type who study dead, preserved animals.
(c) The type who studies life in all its complexities.
(d) The type who teaches in the university.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author describe in the story, particularly at the beginning of the book?

2. What is a Sally Lightfoot crab?

3. What does the expedition party observe about the town of San Lucas?

4. What is interesting about the bonito and other fish that caught Steinbeck and Ricketts' attention?

5. According to John Steinbeck, what does a well-cared for and lovingly maintained boat indicate?

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