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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. What was Chuck Day's father's profession?
2. At what posh hotel did the athletic director from Stanford invite the Washington crew boys to dine with him?
3. Where did Thula Rantz go to audition for Fritz Kreisler in 1935?
4. What was the name of the Irish port where the American Olympic athletes' ship stopped on July 21, 1936?
5. In what village were the American rowers lodged at a police training camp during the 1936 Olympics?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Where did the American rowing crews lodge and train during the 1936 Summer Olympics? How is this setting described by the author?
3. 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?
4. How does the author describe the University of Washington crew's performance at the regatta in Poughkeepsie in 1936?
5. How and why was the 1936 invasion by the Nazis into Rhineland significant to Adolf Hitler's cause and objectives?
6. 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?
7. What function does Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 18 serve in the plot structure of The Boys in the Boat? How?
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 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?
10. How does the author describe the regatta at Poughkeepsie in 1935? How did the University of Washington perform?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the actions, objectives, and obstacles of Thula Rantz in the narrative. How old was Thula when she married Harry Rantz? What attracted Thula to Harry? Was Thula happy in her marriage? Why or why not? What were Thula’s feelings about Joe?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the author’s portrayal of Nazi Germany in The Boys in the Boat. Is the author’s depiction of the country positive or negative? Is the portrayal historically accurate? How effective do you think the author is at developing the atmosphere of Nazi Germany?
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