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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. At what posh hotel did the athletic director from Stanford invite the Washington crew boys to dine with him?
(a) Four Seasons Berlin.
(b) Hotel Adlon.
(c) Nhow Berlin.
(d) Lindner Hotel.

2. How much did Joe Rantz earn for the dangerous job jack-hammering on the side of cliff faces at the Grand Coulee Dam site in 1935?
(a) 2 dollars an hour.
(b) 25 cents an hour.
(c) 75 cents an hour.
(d) 50 cents an hour.

3. Who was the twenty-two-year-old heavyweight boxer from Detroit that rose to prominence against Max Schmeling in 1936?
(a) Harvey Love.
(b) Wink Winslow.
(c) Joe Louis.
(d) Angus Hay Jr.

4. Who was the stroke on the German crew at the 1936 Olympics?
(a) Gerd Vols.
(b) Vic Krulak.
(c) Wink Winslow.
(d) Angus Hay Jr.

5. How many eight-oared crews competed in the 1936 Olympic Games?
(a) 10.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date did the University of Washington crew members depart on the train for Poughkeepsie in 1936?

2. Who was the champion sculler from the 1904 Olympics that attended the 1936 Olympic trials for rowing?

3. With what rowing crew did the Washington boys get into a brawl in the cafeteria prior to the Olympic Games in 1936?

4. What was Chuck Day's father's profession?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did the American rowing crews lodge and train during the 1936 Summer Olympics? How is this setting described by the author?

2. 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?

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

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

5. What conflicts arose in the U.S. and other countries regarding Germany hosting the 1936 Summer Olympics? How were these conflicts resolved?

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

7. 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?

8. What statement did Al Ulbrickson make via an open letter to the Seattle Times in September of 1935? Why did he make this announcement?

9. How did fans and reporters respond when Al Ulbrickson made the decision to pull the sophomore team from the varsity lineup at Poughkeepsie in 1935?

10. What did Bobby Moch's father warn him of when he knew that Bobby would be going to Berlin for the 1936 Olympics? Why?

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