![]() |
Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who was the freshman rowing coach at the University of Washington in 1933?
(a) Byron Noble.
(b) George A. Wyman.
(c) Tom Bolles.
(d) Al Ulbrickson.
2. Who was Joe Rantz's music teacher in Sequim?
(a) Miss Willis.
(b) Miss Flatebo.
(c) Miss Paul.
(d) Miss Stanley.
3. Who hired Joe Rantz to help him install a new roof on his farmhouse in the summer of 1934?
(a) Frank G. Gorrie.
(b) Willis Thompson.
(c) Charlie McDonald.
(d) Russell Callow.
4. What was the nickname that Jim McMillin's crewmates called him?
(a) Jimmy Rogers.
(b) Stub.
(c) Hungry-Jack.
(d) Shorty.
5. 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) Angus Hay Jr.
(b) Willis Thompson.
(c) Roger Morris.
(d) Byron Noble.
Short Answer Questions
1. When was the rowing program at the University of California at Berkeley established?
2. On what body of water was the first intercollegiate crew race held in the United States?
3. What was the name of Joseph Goebbels' wife?
4. From where did Joe Rantz's parents move to Spokane after they married?
5. Where were the University of Washington rowing crew tryouts held in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Joe Rantz's father tell him when he abandoned Joe at the age of fourteen? How did Joe respond to these circumstances?
2. How does the author describe Roger Morris and his family background in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 5?
3. What history did Coach Bolles have with the University of California at Berkeley crew? How did this history influence his actions in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 6?
4. 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?
5. 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?
6. How would you describe the language style of Daniel James Brown? What aspects of the author's style stand out in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1?
7. How does the author describe the spiritual rewards and transformation within rowing competitively in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 3?
8. How is the theme of "finding value in the discarded" illustrated by the author in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 8?
9. How does the author describe the physical toll of rowing in a two-thousand-meter regatta in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 3?
10. Where did the Rantz family live in Seattle when they moved there in 1924-1925? Where did Harry Rantz work at this time?
This section contains 1,052 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
![]() |