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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What crewman at the University of Washington had spent five brutal months fishing for salmon on the Bering Sea in Alaska to raise money to attend college?
(a) Harvey Love.
(b) Ed Stanley.
(c) George Hunt.
(d) Gordy Adam.

2. Who was Joyce Simdars' employer that payed for her to take cooking lessons after she made an unpalatable duck a l'orange?
(a) Mrs. Tellwright.
(b) Mrs. Thompson.
(c) Mrs. Brougham.
(d) Mrs. Moch.

3. What was the name of the custom-built sectional boat that Sir Henry Stanley used to search for Dr. David Livingstone in Central Africa in 1874?
(a) SS Manhattan.
(b) Lady Alice.
(c) The Whitehorse.
(d) The Green Dragon.

4. Who was the senior that Ulbrickson swapped out for George Morry as coxswain on the sophomore boat at Poughkeepsie in 1935?
(a) George Hunt.
(b) Ed Stanley.
(c) Wink Winslow.
(d) Russell Callow.

5. Where were the University of Washington rowing crew tryouts held in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1?
(a) Arcata Bay.
(b) Jackson Bay.
(c) Montlake Cut.
(d) Langer See.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country was George Pocock born?

2. What was Chuck Day's father's profession?

3. In what year did Ed Leader leave the University of Washington's rowing program to coach at Yale?

4. 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?

5. When was Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugurated as President of the United States?

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