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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. 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?
(a) SS Manhattan.
(b) The Whitehorse.
(c) The Green Dragon.
(d) Lady Alice.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of Joe's aunt that he was sent to live with after his mother died?

3. When was George Pocock born?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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