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

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

3. 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) 19 and a half inches.
(b) 10 and a half inches.
(c) 12 and three-quarters of an inch.
(d) 14 and a quarter inches.

4. How far did Roger Morris walk to the University of Washington each day from his parents' home in Fremont?
(a) 5.5 miles.
(b) 2.5 miles.
(c) 1.5 miles.
(d) 16 miles.

5. In what year did the Wright brothers make the first controlled human flight?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1903.
(d) 1889.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was the Aurora Bridge opened?

3. What is the Olympic standard distance for all rowing events?

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

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

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