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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) 8:00 p.m.
(b) 10:00 p.m.
(c) 11:00 p.m.
(d) 9:00 p.m.

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

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

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

6. In the fourth year of the Great Depression, how many Americans had no job or prospect of finding one, according to the author in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1?
(a) 10 million people.
(b) 20 million people.
(c) 2 million people.
(d) 4 million people.

7. Who hired Joe Rantz to help him install a new roof on his farmhouse in the summer of 1934?
(a) Frank G. Gorrie.
(b) Charlie McDonald.
(c) Willis Thompson.
(d) Russell Callow.

8. Where did Harry go to fetch a doctor when Thula went into labor in November of 1924?
(a) Sequim, Washington.
(b) Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
(c) Mammoth, California.
(d) San Francisco, California.

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

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

11. 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) Roger Morris.
(b) Byron Noble.
(c) George A. Wyman.
(d) Tom Bolles.

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

13. Who was the head of the rowing program at the University of California at Berkeley in 1934?
(a) Willis Thompson.
(b) Angus Hay Jr.
(c) Roger Morris.
(d) Ky Ebright.

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

15. What was the name of the seventeen-year-old boy who sat in the number two seat of the freshman crew in the beginning of Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 8?
(a) Willis Thompson.
(b) Russell Callow.
(c) Harvey Love.
(d) George Hunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the head coach of the University of Washington rowing program in 1933?

2. What was one of the derogatory nicknames that the richer students of the University of Washington called Joe Rantz?

3. When was Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugurated as President of the United States?

4. What was the name of Joe's aunt that he was sent to live with after his mother died?

5. 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?

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