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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 hold was Joe Rantz when his father and Thula abandoned him in Sequim, Washington?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 17.
(d) 15.

2. At what time each night did Al Ulbrickson tell his Washington crew boys that they must go to bed each night in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 8?
(a) 9:00 p.m.
(b) 10:00 p.m.
(c) 8:00 p.m.
(d) 11:00 p.m.

3. Who were the two schools that raced against one another in the first intercollegiate rowing crew race in the U.S.?
(a) Harvard and Yale.
(b) MIT and Harvard.
(c) Yale and NYU.
(d) Rutgers and Princeton.

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

5. In what year did Hiram Conibear die?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1945.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9 as "the savvy little coxswain of what seemed to be shaping up to be the best of the JV boats"?

2. What was the name of Roger Morris's family's moving business?

3. On what date does the author begin his narrative in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1?

4. Who wrote an exuberant account of the Cal-Washington varsity regatta for the Associated Press in 1934?

5. Who revealed to Joe Rantz the location where his father had been living in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the author describe the spiritual rewards and transformation within rowing competitively in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 3?

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

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