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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. On what date does the author say "it began to rain in Seattle as it had never rained before and has never rained since" in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 5?
(a) March 4, 1933.
(b) July 1, 1933.
(c) March 31, 1914.
(d) December 2, 1933.

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

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. 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?
(a) Byron Noble.
(b) George A. Wyman.
(c) Tom Bolles.
(d) Angus Hay Jr.

5. What was the name of Roger Morris's family's moving business?
(a) The Franklin Transfer Company.
(b) The Morris Renovation Company.
(c) The Jackson Movers.
(d) The Williamstown Moving Company.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What was the name of the swing band that Roger Morris played with for extra money on the weekends while attending school at the University of Washington?

5. In what year did the Wright brothers make the first controlled human flight?

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