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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was Joyce Simdar sent to live with an aunt after her family's home burned down?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Newark, New Jersey.
(c) Great Falls, Montana.
(d) Smithville, Kansas.

3. Who was the bootlegger that Joe and Harry stole liquor from to sell on the black market during the Great Depression in Sequim?
(a) Byron Noble.
(b) Angus Hay Jr.
(c) George A. Wyman.
(d) Tom Bolles.

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

5. What was the home water used by the University of California at Berkeley's rowing team in 1934?
(a) Langer See.
(b) The Arcata Bay.
(c) The Oakland Estuary.
(d) Montlake Cut.

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 family that Joe's father took Joe to live with near the Hama Hama Logging Company in 1924?

3. 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?

4. In what year did the University of California at Berkeley win the Olympic gold for rowing in Amsterdam?

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

(see the answer key)

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