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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. How far did Roger Morris walk to the University of Washington each day from his parents' home in Fremont?
(a) 1.5 miles.
(b) 5.5 miles.
(c) 16 miles.
(d) 2.5 miles.

2. What was the name of the family that Joe's father took Joe to live with near the Hama Hama Logging Company in 1924?
(a) The Jacksons.
(b) The Andersons.
(c) The Rosses.
(d) The Schwartz's.

3. On what date did Joyce Simdar's family home burn to the ground?
(a) September 29, 1929.
(b) October 9, 1926.
(c) March 11, 1911.
(d) March 4, 1933.

4. What was the name of Joseph Goebbels' wife?
(a) Irina Goebbels.
(b) Magda Goebbels.
(c) Sarah Goebbels.
(d) Eleanor Goebbels.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Stanford University first compete in the IRA Regatta?

2. Where were the University of Washington rowing crew tryouts held in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1?

3. In what year did Joe Rantz's parents marry?

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

5. In what year did the University of California at Berkeley win the Olympic gold for rowing in Amsterdam?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Ky Ebright's relationship to the University of Washington? How did this history influence his actions as coach at the University of California at Berkeley?

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

3. How is Harry Rantz described in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 2? What were Harry's ambitions?

4. How does the author describe his first meeting with Joe Rantz in the Prologue of The Boys in the Boat?

5. Why do you think Thula Rantz repeatedly rejected Joe as a part of her family?

6. How does the author describe Roger Morris and his family background in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 5?

7. How does the author describe Joe Rantz's status at the University of Washington in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1?

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

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

10. 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?

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