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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. Whose quotations open almost each chapter of The Boys in the Boat?
(a) Joe Rantz's.
(b) George Pocock's.
(c) Al Ulbrickson's.
(d) Ky Ebright's.

2. When was George Pocock born?
(a) December 14, 1895.
(b) October 9, 1900.
(c) March 23, 1891.
(d) March 31, 1914.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the University of Washington student that accidentally set himself on fire during a bonfire and was killed in 1933?

3. When was the Aurora Bridge opened?

4. Who was the head coach of the University of Washington rowing program in 1933?

5. 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?

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