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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 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the original 175 boys were still in competition for a seat in the first two freshman boats at the University of Washington on October 30, 1933?
(a) 80.
(b) 108.
(c) 65.
(d) 100.

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

3. What kind of shop Harry Rantz run in Sequim, Washington in 1925?
(a) An auto repair shop.
(b) An antique clock shop.
(c) A candy shop.
(d) A butcher shop.

4. What was the name of the University of Washington student that accidentally set himself on fire during a bonfire and was killed in 1933?
(a) Angus Hay Jr.
(b) Willis Thompson.
(c) Roger Morris.
(d) Byron Noble.

5. How many inches of rain does the author describe falling at the University of Washington during the course of a month of flooding in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 5?
(a) 12 and three-quarters of an inch.
(b) 14 and a quarter inches.
(c) 19 and a half inches.
(d) 10 and a half inches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Joyce Simdar sent to live with an aunt after her family's home burned down?

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

3. How many acres was the "stump farm" that Harry Rantz purchased in Sequim?

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

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

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