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

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

3. 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) Potatoes or heavy starches.
(b) Processed foods of any kind.
(c) Bread or grains.
(d) Fried meats or pastries.

4. What term refers to a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides?
(a) Dory.
(b) Dinghy.
(c) Clipper.
(d) Kayak.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Joyce Simdar sent to live with an aunt after her family's home burned down?

2. Who replaced Ed Leader as the head coach of the University of Washington rowing program?

3. On what date was Joe Rantz born?

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

5. On what date did George Pocock and his brother Dick first arrive in Vancouver, Canada?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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

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

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 is the setting of Seattle described in 1933 in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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

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