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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. On what date did Joyce Simdar's family home burn to the ground?
2. From where did Joe Rantz's parents move to Spokane after they married?
3. When was George Pocock born?
4. What is the Olympic standard distance for all rowing events?
5. In what year did Joe Rantz's parents marry?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were the crew standings like in October of 1933 at the University of Washington? How many boys were still vying for spots on the top boats?
2. Where did the Rantz family live in Seattle when they moved there in 1924-1925? Where did Harry Rantz work at this time?
3. Why do you think Thula Rantz repeatedly rejected Joe as a part of her family?
4. 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?
5. How is the setting of Seattle described in 1933 in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1?
6. How did George Pocock come to his association with the University of Washington?
7. What irony and symbolism can be seen in the performance of the Washington crew as they prepared for Poughkeepsie in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 7?
8. How does the author describe his first meeting with Joe Rantz in the Prologue of The Boys in the Boat?
9. How is Harry Rantz described in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 2? What were Harry's ambitions?
10. What were Thula's impressions of the farmhouse by the river that Harry Rantz began building in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the author’s portrayal of Tom Bolles in the narrative. How old was Tom Bolles when he became freshman coach of the rowing program at the University of Washington? How did Bolles differ in coaching style from Al Ulbrickson? What were Bolles’s strengths as a coach?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the theme of mentorship in The Boys in the Boat. Which of Joe’s mentors do you think had the biggest influence on him? Why? What words of advice did Joe follow from Tom Bolles, Al Ulbrickson, and George Pocock?
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