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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Joe Rantz's father?
(a) Harry Rantz.
(b) Michael Rantz.
(c) Frank Rantz.
(d) James Rantz.

2. 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.

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

4. On what date did George Pocock and his brother Dick first arrive in Vancouver, Canada?
(a) March 31, 1914.
(b) December 14, 1930.
(c) March 11, 1911.
(d) March 23, 1891.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the custom-built sectional boat that Sir Henry Stanley used to search for Dr. David Livingstone in Central Africa in 1874?

2. What term refers to a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides?

3. What kind of shop Harry Rantz run in Sequim, Washington in 1925?

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

5. On what date did Al Ulbrickson announce his intention to take crews from the University of Washington to the 1936 Olympic Games?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the focus of the narrative in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9? What function does this chapter serve in the plot?

2. What were Thula's impressions of the farmhouse by the river that Harry Rantz began building in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 4?

3. What led up to Joe Rantz's abandonment by his father in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 2?

4. Where did Joe Rantz go to meet his father in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9? How is this meeting described?

5. What did Joe Rantz's father tell him when he abandoned Joe at the age of fourteen? How did Joe respond to these circumstances?

6. How was Joe Rantz affected by the death of his mother when he was young?

7. What frustrations did Coach Bolles face with the freshman crew after their return from the California regatta in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 7?

8. How does the author depict the changes in Joe and the other University of Washington crew members after Coach Bolles announced the final selections for the rowing team in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 5?

9. How would you compare the actions, motivations, and characteristics of Joe Rantz and Thula Rantz?

10. How did George Pocock come to his association with the University of Washington?

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