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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the original 175 boys were still in competition for a seat in the first two freshman boats at the University of Washington on October 30, 1933?
(a) 65.
(b) 80.
(c) 100.
(d) 108.

2. When was Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugurated as President of the United States?
(a) October 9, 1933.
(b) July 1, 1932.
(c) ecember 14, 1930.
(d) March 4, 1933.

3. Who was the head of the rowing program at the University of California at Berkeley in 1934?
(a) Angus Hay Jr.
(b) Roger Morris.
(c) Ky Ebright.
(d) Willis Thompson.

4. What was one of the derogatory nicknames that the richer students of the University of Washington called Joe Rantz?
(a) Smoking Joe.
(b) Hobo Joe.
(c) Jumpin' Joe.
(d) Chief Joe.

5. What was Joe Rantz's mother's maiden name?
(a) Marie Anderson.
(b) Thula Maxwell.
(c) Nellie Maxwell.
(d) Sarah Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date did the University of Washington's freshman and varsity rowing teams board the train for Poughkeepsie in 1934?

2. What word from the narrative refers to a boat race?

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

4. What was the name of the train that the Washington crews took to Poughkeepsie in 1934?

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

(see the answer key)

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