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

2. 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?
(a) March 31, 1914.
(b) March 4, 1933.
(c) December 2, 1933.
(d) July 1, 1933.

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

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

5. In what year did Ed Leader leave the University of Washington's rowing program to coach at Yale?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1926.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Joe's aunt that he was sent to live with after his mother died?

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 Roger Morris's family's moving business?

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

5. Who was the freshman rowing coach at the University of Washington in 1933?

(see the answer key)

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