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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How hold was Joe Rantz when his father and Thula abandoned him in Sequim, Washington?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 17.

2. On what date was Joe Rantz born?
(a) July 1, 1933.
(b) March 31, 1914.
(c) October 9, 1918.
(d) March 4, 1909.

3. From where did Joe Rantz's parents move to Spokane after they married?
(a) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(b) Newark, New Jersey.
(c) Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
(d) Cleveland, Ohio.

4. In what year did the Wright brothers make the first controlled human flight?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1903.

5. What was one of the derogatory nicknames that the richer students of the University of Washington called Joe Rantz?
(a) Hobo Joe.
(b) Smoking Joe.
(c) Jumpin' Joe.
(d) Chief Joe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Joe Rantz's father?

2. Who was the bootlegger that Joe and Harry stole liquor from to sell on the black market during the Great Depression in Sequim?

3. What is the Olympic standard distance for all rowing events?

4. What was the name of the University of Washington student that accidentally set himself on fire during a bonfire and was killed in 1933?

5. What term refers to the person that verbally controls a boat's steering, speed, timing, and fluidity in competitive rowing?

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