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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through March 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which statement best describes Puerto Escondido?
(a) It is a beautiful mangrove-ringed lagoon with an interior channel to the town.
(b) It is a bustling community where kids play along the shore and housewives cooked food all day.
(c) It is a small town most visited by scientists such as Darwin.
(d) It is a small isalnd where sea vessels can moor while refuelling.

3. How does Steinbeck describe a scientist's reaction to death of a sea creature?
(a) He describes the scientist's approach to the experience as a child getting the toy that he wished for.
(b) He describes the scientist's approach to the experience as someone finally climbing a mountain that is so hard to climb.
(c) He describes the scientist's approach to the experience as an exciting adventure.
(d) He describes the scientist's approach to the experience as an opportunity to learn more about the species.

4. Which statement best describes Concepcion Bay, the expedition's next destination?
(a) There are so many jellyfish and sea anemone clearly seen from the deck of the boat.
(b) Schools of tuna amd swordfish can be found in the bay and leap all around them.
(c) There is not marine life in the bay, and so the crew left hastily.
(d) Too many rocks can be found near the shore, which signals the unwillingness of the town to accept visitors.

5. What does the expedition party do on their last night ashore when their boat is ready and loaded?
(a) They sleep early in preparation for the journey.
(b) They take part in the celebration games.
(c) They pray the rosary.
(d) They drink wine all night and play cards.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the concept explored by the author in the section that pertains to boats and men?

3. What does the expedition party hear about Mulege which make it an undesirable destination?

4. What is teleological thinking, as introduced by the author on Easter Sunday, March 24?

5. Where does the expedition party go on the morning of March 23, Black Saturday?

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