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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 crew member for the University of Washington varsity crew in 1936 hailed from Anacortes, Washington, and was an accomplished pianist and athlete?
(a) Gordy Adam.
(b) Don Hume.
(c) Avery Brundage.
(d) Wink Winslow.

2. Who was the stroke on the University of Washington's crew at the 1936 Olympics?
(a) Donald Hume.
(b) Bobby Moch.
(c) George Hunt.
(d) Charles Day.

3. Where did Al Ulbrickson agree to meet Cal, Pennsylvania, Syracuse, Wisconsin, and UCLA for a one-off-two-thousand-meter varsity matchup after Poughkeepsie in 1935?
(a) Cleveland, Ohio.
(b) Long Beach, California.
(c) Princeton, New Jersey.
(d) Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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 Empire State Building.
(c) The Sears Tower.
(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) Germany, Italy, and Argentina.
(b) France, Japan, Czechoslovakia, and Great Britain.
(c) China, Japan, and Ireland.
(d) Russia, Italy, France, and Great Britain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the German word "Burgermeister" translate to in English?

2. What did Al Ulbrickson announce to the University of Washington crew as they left on the train for Poughkeepsie in 1936?

3. Who was the stroke for the British crew at the 1936 Olympics?

4. Who stands on the podium at the medal ceremony at the 1936 Olympics in the photograph that concludes Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 18?

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. What position did Joe Rantz take at the Grand Coulee Dam site in the summer after his sophomore year at the University of Washington? How much did the job pay?

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

7. Why was Al Ulbrickson concerned about Don Hume and his performance as the University of Washington crew trained in Germany before their trials in Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 17?

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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