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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of Bobby Moch's father?
(a) Gaston Moch.
(b) Avery Moch.
(c) Harry Moch.
(d) George Moch.

3. What is the name of the lakeside community in Berlin where the 1936 Olympic rowing, canoeing, and kayaking events took place?
(a) Mitte.
(b) Nikolskoë.
(c) Dahlem.
(d) Grunau.

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 hit him over the head with a piece of driftwood.
(b) He shot him in the ankle with a pistol.
(c) He called Joe's father.
(d) He hauled Joe to the county jail.

5. How many of Eleanor Holm's fellow athletes signed a petition to have her reinstated in the 1936 Olympic Games?
(a) Less than 5.
(b) About 50.
(c) Over 300.
(d) Over 200.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nickname that Jim McMillin's crewmates called him?

2. Who were the two schools that raced against one another in the first intercollegiate rowing crew race in the U.S.?

3. Where did Al Ulbrickson agree to meet Cal, Pennsylvania, Syracuse, Wisconsin, and UCLA for a one-off-two-thousand-meter varsity matchup after Poughkeepsie in 1935?

4. Who was the first person to cross the United States by motor vehicle, traveling by motorcycle from San Francisco to New York?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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