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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) Scull.
(b) Stroke.
(c) Sweep.
(d) Coxswain.

2. 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) 65.
(b) 108.
(c) 100.
(d) 80.

3. What was one of the derogatory nicknames that the richer students of the University of Washington called Joe Rantz?
(a) Chief Joe.
(b) Smoking Joe.
(c) Jumpin' Joe.
(d) Hobo Joe.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was George Pocock born?

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

3. From where did Joe Rantz's parents move to Spokane after they married?

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

5. Who was Joe Rantz's music teacher in Sequim?

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