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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How hold was Joe Rantz when his father and Thula abandoned him in Sequim, Washington?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

2. What was the name of Joe Rantz's father?
(a) James Rantz.
(b) Harry Rantz.
(c) Frank Rantz.
(d) Michael Rantz.

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

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

5. On what date did Joyce Simdar's family home burn to the ground?
(a) September 29, 1929.
(b) October 9, 1926.
(c) March 4, 1933.
(d) March 11, 1911.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the University of Washington student that accidentally set himself on fire during a bonfire and was killed in 1933?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. What was the home water used by the University of California at Berkeley's rowing team in 1934?

5. What was novel about the manner in which Joe Rantz's parents married?

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