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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. On what date did Al Ulbrickson announce his intention to take crews from the University of Washington to the 1936 Olympic Games?
(a) December 14, 1933.
(b) June 24, 1934.
(c) October 9, 1935.
(d) January 14, 1935.
2. What kind of shop Harry Rantz run in Sequim, Washington in 1925?
(a) A butcher shop.
(b) An antique clock shop.
(c) A candy shop.
(d) An auto repair shop.
3. What was the name of Thula's mother?
(a) Mary LaFollette.
(b) Emily Thompson.
(c) Sarah McWilliams.
(d) Ellen Jackson.
4. Who was Joe Rantz's music teacher in Sequim?
(a) Miss Willis.
(b) Miss Paul.
(c) Miss Stanley.
(d) Miss Flatebo.
5. Who is described in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9 as "the savvy little coxswain of what seemed to be shaping up to be the best of the JV boats"?
(a) Bobby Moch.
(b) George Hunt.
(c) Charlie McDonald.
(d) Harvey Love.
Short Answer Questions
1. When was the rowing program at the University of California at Berkeley established?
2. Who was the bootlegger that Joe and Harry stole liquor from to sell on the black market during the Great Depression in Sequim?
3. Who replaced Ed Leader as the head coach of the University of Washington rowing program?
4. What was the name of Roger Morris's family's moving business?
5. The first American intercollegiate crew race in America took place in what year?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Joe Rantz's father tell him when he abandoned Joe at the age of fourteen? How did Joe respond to these circumstances?
2. What frustrations did Coach Bolles face with the freshman crew after their return from the California regatta in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 7?
3. How does the author describe his first meeting with Joe Rantz in the Prologue of The Boys in the Boat?
4. How does the author describe the physical toll of rowing in a two-thousand-meter regatta in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 3?
5. Where did the Rantz family live in Seattle when they moved there in 1924-1925? Where did Harry Rantz work at this time?
6. How does the author describe the spiritual rewards and transformation within rowing competitively in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 3?
7. What frustrations did Coach Al Ulbrickson face as the crews prepared for Poughkeepsie in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9?
8. Where did Joe Rantz go to meet his father in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9? How is this meeting described?
9. How is the setting of Seattle described in 1933 in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1?
10. What were Thula's impressions of the farmhouse by the river that Harry Rantz began building in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 4?
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