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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what body of water was the first intercollegiate crew race held in the United States?
(a) Lake Siskiyou.
(b) Lake Winnepesaukee.
(c) Montlake Cut.
(d) Langer See.

2. What was the name of the shell that the freshman crew raced in Poughkeepsie in 1934?
(a) The SS Manhattan.
(b) The City of Seattle.
(c) The Seattle Mariner.
(d) The Husky Clipper.

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

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

5. What was the name of Joe's aunt that he was sent to live with after his mother died?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Marie.
(c) Alma.
(d) Ellen.

6. 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) Potatoes or heavy starches.
(c) Fried meats or pastries.
(d) Processed foods of any kind.

7. On what date does the author begin his narrative in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1?
(a) July 1, 1933.
(b) March 12, 1933.
(c) October 9, 1933.
(d) December 14, 1933.

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

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

10. When was the rowing program at the University of California at Berkeley established?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1856.
(d) 1868.

11. On what date did the University of Washington's freshman and varsity rowing teams board the train for Poughkeepsie in 1934?
(a) August 1, 1934.
(b) September 12, 1934.
(c) December 1, 1934.
(d) June 1, 1934.

12. What University of Washington crew member's father had been the manager of Bon Marche department store and was famous for hiring spies to infiltrate the unions?
(a) Frank G. Gorrie's father.
(b) Byron Noble's father.
(c) Angus Hay Jr.'s father.
(d) Broussais Beck Jr.'s father.

13. 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?
(a) George A. Wyman.
(b) Byron Noble.
(c) Tom Bolles.
(d) Roger Morris.

14. 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.

15. 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) Frank, Bobby, Ky, Harry, and Jerry.
(b) Mike, Byron, George, Joe, and Willis.
(c) George, Chuck, Roger, Shorty, and Joe.
(d) Joe, Bobby, George, and Russell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to the person that verbally controls a boat's steering, speed, timing, and fluidity in competitive rowing?

2. Who was the freshman rowing coach at the University of Washington in 1933?

3. Who revealed to Joe Rantz the location where his father had been living in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 8?

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

5. What was the name of Thula's mother?

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