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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Joe Rantz's parents marry?
(a) 1882.
(b) 1875.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1899.

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

3. On what body of water was the first intercollegiate crew race held in the United States?
(a) Lake Siskiyou.
(b) Lake Winnepesaukee.
(c) Montlake Cut.
(d) Langer See.

4. Who were the two schools that raced against one another in the first intercollegiate rowing crew race in the U.S.?
(a) Harvard and Yale.
(b) Yale and NYU.
(c) Rutgers and Princeton.
(d) MIT and Harvard.

5. What word from the narrative refers to a boat race?
(a) Regatta.
(b) Rampart.
(c) Intaglio.
(d) Sculler.

6. At what time each night did Al Ulbrickson tell his Washington crew boys that they must go to bed each night in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 8?
(a) 8:00 p.m.
(b) 11:00 p.m.
(c) 10:00 p.m.
(d) 9:00 p.m.

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

8. Who replaced Ed Leader as the head coach of the University of Washington rowing program?
(a) Ky Ebright.
(b) Russell Callow.
(c) Harvey Love.
(d) Willis Thompson.

9. How many acres was the "stump farm" that Harry Rantz purchased in Sequim?
(a) 45 acres.
(b) 10 acres.
(c) 93 acres.
(d) 160 acres.

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

11. What was the name of Joe's aunt that he was sent to live with after his mother died?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Marie.
(d) Alma.

12. Where did Harry go to fetch a doctor when Thula went into labor in November of 1924?
(a) Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
(b) Sequim, Washington.
(c) San Francisco, California.
(d) Mammoth, California.

13. Who accompanied Joe Rantz as he made his way to the University of Washington crew tryouts in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1?
(a) Byron Noble.
(b) Tom Bolles.
(c) Roger Morris.
(d) George A. Wyman.

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

15. Who was Joe Rantz's music teacher in Sequim?
(a) Miss Flatebo.
(b) Miss Stanley.
(c) Miss Willis.
(d) Miss Paul.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote an exuberant account of the Cal-Washington varsity regatta for the Associated Press in 1934?

2. 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?

3. What was the name of the family that Joe's father took Joe to live with near the Hama Hama Logging Company in 1924?

4. 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?

5. Who hired Joe Rantz to help him install a new roof on his farmhouse in the summer of 1934?

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