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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the University of California at Berkeley win the Olympic gold for rowing in Amsterdam?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1888.

2. What kind of shop Harry Rantz run in Sequim, Washington in 1925?
(a) A candy shop.
(b) An auto repair shop.
(c) A butcher shop.
(d) An antique clock shop.

3. How far did Roger Morris walk to the University of Washington each day from his parents' home in Fremont?
(a) 1.5 miles.
(b) 16 miles.
(c) 5.5 miles.
(d) 2.5 miles.

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

5. Who was the first person to cross the United States by motor vehicle, traveling by motorcycle from San Francisco to New York?
(a) George A. Wyman.
(b) Tom Bolles.
(c) Angus Hay Jr.
(d) Roger Morris.

6. On what date did Al Ulbrickson announce his intention to take crews from the University of Washington to the 1936 Olympic Games?
(a) January 14, 1935.
(b) June 24, 1934.
(c) October 9, 1935.
(d) December 14, 1933.

7. What was the name of the University of Washington student that accidentally set himself on fire during a bonfire and was killed in 1933?
(a) Byron Noble.
(b) Roger Morris.
(c) Willis Thompson.
(d) Angus Hay Jr.

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

9. How many acres was the "stump farm" that Harry Rantz purchased in Sequim?
(a) 45 acres.
(b) 10 acres.
(c) 160 acres.
(d) 93 acres.

10. In what year did Hiram Conibear die?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1925.

11. George Pocock grew up in and around the boathouse of what prominent school?
(a) Winchester College.
(b) Eton College.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Yale University.

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

13. On what date did Joyce Simdar's family home burn to the ground?
(a) March 11, 1911.
(b) March 4, 1933.
(c) September 29, 1929.
(d) October 9, 1926.

14. 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) Potatoes or heavy starches.
(b) Bread or grains.
(c) Fried meats or pastries.
(d) Processed foods of any kind.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Joyce Simdar sent to live with an aunt after her family's home burned down?

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

3. In their sophomore year, Joe Rantz's crew changed their rowing chant from "M-I-B" to what?

4. Who accompanied Joe Rantz as he made his way to the University of Washington crew tryouts in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1?

5. 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?

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