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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 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date does the author begin his narrative in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1?
(a) July 1, 1933.
(b) March 12, 1933.
(c) December 14, 1933.
(d) October 9, 1933.

2. When was the Aurora Bridge opened?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1936.

3. What was the nickname that Jim McMillin's crewmates called him?
(a) Shorty.
(b) Stub.
(c) Hungry-Jack.
(d) Jimmy Rogers.

4. What University of Washington crew member's father had been the manager of Bon Marche department store and was famous for hiring spies to infiltrate the unions?
(a) Angus Hay Jr.'s father.
(b) Byron Noble's father.
(c) Frank G. Gorrie's father.
(d) Broussais Beck Jr.'s father.

5. What did the game warden do when he spied Joe Rantz poaching salmon in the beginning of Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 8?
(a) He called Joe's father.
(b) He hauled Joe to the county jail.
(c) He hit him over the head with a piece of driftwood.
(d) He shot him in the ankle with a pistol.

Short Answer Questions

1. What college fraternity key did Al Ulbrickson frequently twirl as he talked to the crews at the University of Washington?

2. Who were the brothers that were in the all-sophomore boat and the JV boat and sustained a sibling rivalry in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9?

3. What was the home water used by the University of California at Berkeley's rowing team in 1934?

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

5. What kind of shop Harry Rantz run in Sequim, Washington in 1925?

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