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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were the University of Washington rowing crew tryouts held in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1?
(a) Langer See.
(b) Jackson Bay.
(c) Arcata Bay.
(d) Montlake Cut.

2. When was Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugurated as President of the United States?
(a) July 1, 1932.
(b) October 9, 1933.
(c) ecember 14, 1930.
(d) March 4, 1933.

3. What term refers to a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides?
(a) Dinghy.
(b) Dory.
(c) Clipper.
(d) Kayak.

4. When was George Pocock born?
(a) December 14, 1895.
(b) October 9, 1900.
(c) March 31, 1914.
(d) March 23, 1891.

5. How many acres was the "stump farm" that Harry Rantz purchased in Sequim?
(a) 160 acres.
(b) 45 acres.
(c) 93 acres.
(d) 10 acres.

Short Answer Questions

1. How hold was Joe Rantz when his father and Thula abandoned him in Sequim, Washington?

2. On what body of water was the first intercollegiate crew race held in the United States?

3. In what year did the Wright brothers make the first controlled human flight?

4. How many inches of rain does the author describe falling at the University of Washington during the course of a month of flooding in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 5?

5. In the fourth year of the Great Depression, how many Americans had no job or prospect of finding one, according to the author in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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