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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 the train that the Washington crews took to Poughkeepsie in 1934?
(a) The Red Baron.
(b) The Great Pacific.
(c) The Empire Builder.
(d) The White Rocket.

2. In what country was George Pocock born?
(a) The Republic of Ireland.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) Belgium.
(d) The United States.

3. What was Joe Rantz's mother's maiden name?
(a) Sarah Smith.
(b) Marie Anderson.
(c) Nellie Maxwell.
(d) Thula Maxwell.

4. What term refers to the person that verbally controls a boat's steering, speed, timing, and fluidity in competitive rowing?
(a) Sweep.
(b) Scull.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Coxswain.

5. 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) George A. Wyman.
(c) Roger Morris.
(d) Angus Hay Jr.

Short Answer Questions

1. What University of Washington crew member's father had been the manager of Bon Marche department store and was famous for hiring spies to infiltrate the unions?

2. 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?

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

4. What was novel about the manner in which Joe Rantz's parents married?

5. What word from the narrative refers to a boat race?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of "finding value in the discarded" illustrated by the author in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 8?

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. How does the author describe the East-West Coast rivalry in crew and other competitive sports in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 7?

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. 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?

6. What event led to the Rantz family moving to Idaho in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 2? How did Joe like Idaho?

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

10. Where did the Rantz family live in Seattle when they moved there in 1924-1925? Where did Harry Rantz work at this time?

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