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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In their sophomore year, Joe Rantz's crew changed their rowing chant from "M-I-B" to what?
(a) L-O-C.
(b) B-R-B.
(c) M-A-C.
(d) L-G-B.

2. What word from Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9 means noisy or clamorous?
(a) Misanthropic.
(b) Vociferous.
(c) Sedentary.
(d) Atavistic.

3. 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) Angus Hay Jr.
(b) Harry Rantz.
(c) Willis Thompson.
(d) Harvey Love.

4. How many of the original 175 boys were still in competition for a seat in the first two freshman boats at the University of Washington on October 30, 1933?
(a) 100.
(b) 65.
(c) 80.
(d) 108.

5. What term refers to a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides?
(a) Clipper.
(b) Dory.
(c) Kayak.
(d) Dinghy.

6. Who was the bootlegger that Joe and Harry stole liquor from to sell on the black market during the Great Depression in Sequim?
(a) Tom Bolles.
(b) Angus Hay Jr.
(c) Byron Noble.
(d) George A. Wyman.

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

8. What word from the narrative refers to a boat race?
(a) Intaglio.
(b) Sculler.
(c) Rampart.
(d) Regatta.

9. What was the home water used by the University of California at Berkeley's rowing team in 1934?
(a) Langer See.
(b) The Oakland Estuary.
(c) Montlake Cut.
(d) The Arcata Bay.

10. In what year did the Wright brothers make the first controlled human flight?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1903.
(d) 1925.

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

12. How many inches of rain does the author describe falling at the University of Washington during the course of a month of flooding in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 5?
(a) 10 and a half inches.
(b) 19 and a half inches.
(c) 12 and three-quarters of an inch.
(d) 14 and a quarter inches.

13. 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.

14. What was the name of the train that the Washington crews took to Poughkeepsie in 1934?
(a) The White Rocket.
(b) The Great Pacific.
(c) The Empire Builder.
(d) The Red Baron.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. The first American intercollegiate crew race in America took place in what year?

3. 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?

4. Who is described in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9 as "the savvy little coxswain of what seemed to be shaping up to be the best of the JV boats"?

5. On what body of water was the first intercollegiate crew race held in the United States?

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