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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Al Ulbrickson addressed the sophomore crew members at the University of Washington in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 8, he told them they were not to eat what?
(a) Bread or grains.
(b) Processed foods of any kind.
(c) Fried meats or pastries.
(d) Potatoes or heavy starches.

2. Who was the coxswain of the varsity boat that raced against the freshmen at the University of Washington in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 6?
(a) Harvey Love.
(b) Willis Thompson.
(c) Angus Hay Jr.
(d) Harry Rantz.

3. On what date was Joe Rantz born?
(a) March 31, 1914.
(b) March 4, 1909.
(c) October 9, 1918.
(d) July 1, 1933.

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

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

6. 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?
(a) Jim and Paul Hunt.
(b) Ky and James Ebright.
(c) Sid and George Lund.
(d) Roger and Andrew Morris.

7. When was the first Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regatta held?
(a) June 24, 1895.
(b) September 29, 1829.
(c) March 31, 1914.
(d) March 11, 1911.

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

9. What is the Olympic standard distance for all rowing events?
(a) 2,000 meters.
(b) 2,500 meters.
(c) 500 meters.
(d) 1,000 meters.

10. Who were the two schools that raced against one another in the first intercollegiate rowing crew race in the U.S.?
(a) Yale and NYU.
(b) Rutgers and Princeton.
(c) Harvard and Yale.
(d) MIT and Harvard.

11. What was novel about the manner in which Joe Rantz's parents married?
(a) They were married over the telephone.
(b) They were married over the internet.
(c) They were married in an airplane.
(d) They were married on a mountaintop.

12. Who was the head coach of the University of Washington rowing program in 1933?
(a) Al Ulbrickson.
(b) Tom Bolles.
(c) Byron Noble.
(d) George A. Wyman.

13. Who wrote an exuberant account of the Cal-Washington varsity regatta for the Associated Press in 1934?
(a) Willis Thompson.
(b) Harvey Love.
(c) Russell Callow.
(d) Frank G. Gorrie.

14. Who were the sophomore crew members that Ulbrickson called into his office and told they needed to shape up in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9?
(a) George, Chuck, Roger, Shorty, and Joe.
(b) Mike, Byron, George, Joe, and Willis.
(c) Joe, Bobby, George, and Russell.
(d) Frank, Bobby, Ky, Harry, and Jerry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time each night did Al Ulbrickson tell his Washington crew boys that they must go to bed each night in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 8?

2. In what year did Joe Rantz's parents marry?

3. What was Joe Rantz's mother's maiden name?

4. Where were the University of Washington rowing crew tryouts held in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1?

5. What was the name of Roger Morris's family's moving business?

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