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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 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date did George Pocock and his brother Dick first arrive in Vancouver, Canada?
(a) December 14, 1930.
(b) March 23, 1891.
(c) March 11, 1911.
(d) March 31, 1914.

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

3. What was the name of Joe's aunt that he was sent to live with after his mother died?
(a) Marie.
(b) Alma.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Sarah.

4. What term refers to the person that verbally controls a boat's steering, speed, timing, and fluidity in competitive rowing?
(a) Scull.
(b) Coxswain.
(c) Sweep.
(d) Stroke.

5. On what date does the author begin his narrative in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1?
(a) October 9, 1933.
(b) July 1, 1933.
(c) December 14, 1933.
(d) March 12, 1933.

Short Answer Questions

1. George Pocock grew up in and around the boathouse of what prominent school?

2. Who was the freshman rowing coach at the University of Washington in 1933?

3. In what year did Joe Rantz's parents marry?

4. From where did Joe Rantz's parents move to Spokane after they married?

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

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