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

2. What was novel about the manner in which Joe Rantz's parents married?
(a) They were married in an airplane.
(b) They were married on a mountaintop.
(c) They were married over the telephone.
(d) They were married over the internet.

3. Who was the head coach of the University of Washington rowing program in 1933?
(a) Tom Bolles.
(b) Byron Noble.
(c) Al Ulbrickson.
(d) George A. Wyman.

4. 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.

5. What was Joe Rantz's mother's maiden name?
(a) Marie Anderson.
(b) Nellie Maxwell.
(c) Thula Maxwell.
(d) Sarah Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Hiram Conibear die?

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

3. What friend of Joe Rantz's was a central figure in one of Daniel James Brown's earlier books, according to the author in the Prologue?

4. What was the name of the custom-built sectional boat that Sir Henry Stanley used to search for Dr. David Livingstone in Central Africa in 1874?

5. Where were the University of Washington rowing crew tryouts held in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1?

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