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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was the head of the rowing program at the University of California at Berkeley in 1934?
2. Who was the freshman rowing coach at the University of Washington in 1933?
3. When was the Aurora Bridge opened?
4. What was the name of the seventeen-year-old boy who sat in the number two seat of the freshman crew in the beginning of Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 8?
5. How many inches of rain does the author describe falling at the University of Washington during the course of a month of flooding in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. What frustrations did Coach Bolles face with the freshman crew after their return from the California regatta in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 7?
2. What history did Coach Bolles have with the University of California at Berkeley crew? How did this history influence his actions in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 6?
3. What was Ky Ebright's relationship to the University of Washington? How did this history influence his actions as coach at the University of California at Berkeley?
4. Why do you think Thula Rantz repeatedly rejected Joe as a part of her family?
5. How is the setting of Seattle described in 1933 in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1?
6. How does the author describe Joseph Goebbels' rise to prominence in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 6?
7. 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?
8. Where did the Rantz family live in Seattle when they moved there in 1924-1925? Where did Harry Rantz work at this time?
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. What event led to the Rantz family moving to Idaho in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 2? How did Joe like Idaho?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does “the boat” mean to Joe Rantz? How has the narrative of The Boys in the Boat changed the way you define the meaning of “the boat” in competitive rowing? How did Joe Rantz’s perception of “the boat” evolve in the course of the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Joe Rantz’s friendship with Roger Morris. What did Joe and Roger have in common? How did they differ? What was the foundation of their friendship?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the narrative style of The Boys in the Boat. How does the narrative shift after the Prologue? Is the narrator involved in the action of the story? Why do you think the author chose this narrative style? How would the book differ if related from a different perspective?
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