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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 11.

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) June 24, 1934.
(b) January 14, 1935.
(c) December 14, 1933.
(d) October 9, 1935.

2. Where did Al Ulbrickson agree to meet Cal, Pennsylvania, Syracuse, Wisconsin, and UCLA for a one-off-two-thousand-meter varsity matchup after Poughkeepsie in 1935?
(a) Cleveland, Ohio.
(b) Long Beach, California.
(c) Princeton, New Jersey.
(d) Green Bay, Wisconsin.

3. Of the Grand Coulee Dam, the narrator says it was "so massive that by the time it was finished it would be the largest masonry structure built since" what?
(a) The Great Pyramid at Giza.
(b) The Sears Tower.
(c) The Great Wall of China.
(d) The Empire State Building.

4. How many inches of rain does the author describe falling at the University of Washington during the course of a month of flooding in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 5?
(a) 19 and a half inches.
(b) 14 and a quarter inches.
(c) 10 and a half inches.
(d) 12 and three-quarters of an inch.

5. 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) The Northern-Pacific-Railroad.
(c) Clyde's Deli and Bakery.
(d) The Golden Rule Dairy and Bakery.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Stanford University first compete in the IRA Regatta?

2. What was the nickname that Jim McMillin's crewmates called him?

3. When was the Aurora Bridge opened?

4. 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?

5. How much did Joe Rantz earn for the dangerous job jack-hammering on the side of cliff faces at the Grand Coulee Dam site in 1935?

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