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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 two lanes of the racecourse at Grunau were exposed to prevailing winds and could be at times unrowable?
(a) Lanes 3 and 4.
(b) Lanes 1 and 2.
(c) Lanes 7 and 8.
(d) Lanes 5 and 6.

2. Who were the four crewman that had incomplete coursework and faced being declared ineligible to row at the University of Washington in May of 1936?
(a) Shorty, Harry, Joe, and Eric.
(b) Joe, Gordy, Wink, and Ed.
(c) Charlie, Ed, George, and Stubs.
(d) Chuck, Stub, Don, and Shorty.

3. What was the name of Bobby Moch's father?
(a) Avery Moch.
(b) Harry Moch.
(c) Gaston Moch.
(d) George Moch.

4. Who was the only University of Washington crew member that did not put on weight while on the ship to Berlin before the Olympic Games?
(a) Royal Brougham.
(b) Joe Rantz.
(c) Don Hume.
(d) Vic Krulak.

5. On what date did the University of Washington crew members depart on the train for Poughkeepsie in 1936?
(a) March 1.
(b) June 24.
(c) July 5.
(d) June 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rowing crew at the 1936 Olympics was comprised entirely of police officers?

2. How old was Eleanor Holm in 1936?

3. Who was the Kansas City AP bureau chief that first coined the phrase "the dust bowl"?

4. Who was the stroke on the German crew at the 1936 Olympics?

5. Who won the silver medal in men's eights at the 1936 Olympics?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How does the author describe the University of Washington crew's performance at the final Olympic trial in Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 15?

4. Why was the 1936 regatta against the University of California at Berkeley significant for Joe Rantz? How did the University of Washington perform in the race?

5. 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?

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

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

8. How does the author describe the American rowing team's performance at their final race in the 1936 Summer Olympics? What strategies were used?

9. Where did Joe Rantz live while working at the Grand Coulee Dam site? How is this setting described?

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

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