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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the business where Joe visited his father at work in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9?
(a) The Northern-Pacific-Railroad.
(b) The Golden Rule Dairy and Bakery.
(c) The White Horse Tavern.
(d) Clyde's Deli and Bakery.

2. What was the name of the train that the Washington crews took to Poughkeepsie in 1934?
(a) The Red Baron.
(b) The Empire Builder.
(c) The White Rocket.
(d) The Great Pacific.

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

4. What word from Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 3 refers to an even balance or distribution of weight?
(a) Ellipses.
(b) Posterior.
(c) Equipoise.
(d) Elocution.

5. Where did Al Ulbrickson agree to meet Cal, Pennsylvania, Syracuse, Wisconsin, and UCLA for a one-off-two-thousand-meter varsity matchup after Poughkeepsie in 1935?
(a) Long Beach, California.
(b) Cleveland, Ohio.
(c) Princeton, New Jersey.
(d) Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Aurora Bridge opened?

2. What was the name of Roger Morris's family's moving business?

3. On what date did George Pocock and his brother Dick first arrive in Vancouver, Canada?

4. How far did Roger Morris walk to the University of Washington each day from his parents' home in Fremont?

5. On what date does the author say "it began to rain in Seattle as it had never rained before and has never rained since" in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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