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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. 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?
(a) 20 million people.
(b) 2 million people.
(c) 10 million people.
(d) 4 million people.

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

3. In what country was George Pocock born?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) The United States.
(c) The Republic of Ireland.
(d) Belgium.

4. 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) October 9, 1933.
(c) December 14, 1933.
(d) July 1, 1933.

5. On what date was Joe Rantz born?
(a) March 4, 1909.
(b) July 1, 1933.
(c) October 9, 1918.
(d) March 31, 1914.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. In what year did Hiram Conibear die?

5. What was Joe Rantz's mother's maiden name?

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