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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 did Adolf Hitler do when the announcement was made of the winners of the men's eights event at the 1936 Olympics?
(a) He shot himself.
(b) He cheered for the American team.
(c) He walked away silently.
(d) He began screaming and crying.

2. On what date did thirty thousand German troops roll into the demilitarized Rhineland, defying the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact?
(a) April 20, 1936.
(b) September 3, 1936.
(c) January 3, 1936.
(d) March 7, 1936.

3. What was the area called where Joe Rantz rented a cheap room while working at the Grand Coulee Dam site?
(a) Dinghy Pond.
(b) Jackson Square.
(c) Hooverville.
(d) Shack Town.

4. Of the Grand Coulee Dam, the narrator says it was "so massive that by the time it was finished it would be the largest masonry structure built since" what?
(a) The Great Pyramid at Giza.
(b) The Sears Tower.
(c) The Empire State Building.
(d) The Great Wall of China.

5. What crews were the University of Washington boys assigned to race for their preliminary regatta at the 1936 Olympics?
(a) France, Japan, Czechoslovakia, and Great Britain.
(b) Germany, Italy, and Argentina.
(c) Russia, Italy, France, and Great Britain.
(d) China, Japan, and Ireland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Al Ulbrickson's wife?

2. Who was in charge of the cookhouse for the Washington crew when they arrived for the race at Poughkeepsie in 1936?

3. On what network did Royal Brougham announce the live broadcast of the Olympic rowing trials in 1936?

4. What word from Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 10 refers to a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd?

5. What is the name of the lakeside community in Berlin where the 1936 Olympic rowing, canoeing, and kayaking events took place?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the regatta at Poughkeepsie in 1935? How did the University of Washington perform?

2. How did Al Ulbrickson differ from George Pocock in how he addressed the University of Washington crew during the Olympic training session in 1936? Whose coaching strategies proved the strongest?

3. How does the author describe the University of Washington crew's performance at the regatta in Poughkeepsie in 1936?

4. What did the University of Washington rowing crew come to represent for Seattle and Washington, according to the author in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 10? Why did they come to represent this?

5. How does the author describe the whitewashing that took place in Berlin prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics in Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 16?

6. How and why was the 1936 invasion by the Nazis into Rhineland significant to Adolf Hitler's cause and objectives?

7. How did the University of Washington crew feel as they prepared to depart for the regatta in Poughkeepsie in Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 14?

8. What function does Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 18 serve in the plot structure of The Boys in the Boat? How?

9. What last-minute decision did Al Ulbrickson make regarding his crew as they set out for their final race in the 1936 Olympic games? How did the crew respond to this decision?

10. What advice did George Pocock give to Joe during the Olympic training session in Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 13? How did this advice affect Joe's performance?

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