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

2. What was the name of the business where Joe visited his father at work in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9?
(a) The White Horse Tavern.
(b) Clyde's Deli and Bakery.
(c) The Northern-Pacific-Railroad.
(d) The Golden Rule Dairy and Bakery.

3. What was the name of the train that the Washington crews took to Poughkeepsie in 1934?
(a) The Red Baron.
(b) The Empire Builder.
(c) The Great Pacific.
(d) The White Rocket.

4. The first American intercollegiate crew race in America took place in what year?
(a) 1788.
(b) 1852.
(c) 1808.
(d) 1900.

5. When was the rowing program at the University of California at Berkeley established?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1856.
(c) 1868.
(d) 1899.

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. When was Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugurated as President of the United States?

4. In what year did Hiram Conibear die?

5. On what date was Joe Rantz born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe Roger Morris and his family background in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 5?

2. How is the setting of Seattle described in 1933 in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1?

3. 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?

4. How does the author depict the changes in Joe and the other University of Washington crew members after Coach Bolles announced the final selections for the rowing team in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 5?

5. What frustrations did Coach Bolles face with the freshman crew after their return from the California regatta in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 7?

6. What did Joe Rantz's father tell him when he abandoned Joe at the age of fourteen? How did Joe respond to these circumstances?

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. What history did Coach Bolles have with the University of California at Berkeley crew? How did this history influence his actions in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 6?

9. What is the focus of the narrative in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9? What function does this chapter serve in the plot?

10. How is the theme of "finding value in the discarded" illustrated by the author in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 8?

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