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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the shell that the freshman crew raced in Poughkeepsie in 1934?
(a) The SS Manhattan.
(b) The Seattle Mariner.
(c) The Husky Clipper.
(d) The City of Seattle.

2. What is the Olympic standard distance for all rowing events?
(a) 2,000 meters.
(b) 1,000 meters.
(c) 500 meters.
(d) 2,500 meters.

3. What was the name of Johnny White's mother?
(a) Elizabeth White.
(b) Dorothy White.
(c) Doris White.
(d) Maimie White.

4. On what date did the University of Washington's freshman and varsity rowing teams board the train for Poughkeepsie in 1934?
(a) September 12, 1934.
(b) June 1, 1934.
(c) August 1, 1934.
(d) December 1, 1934.

5. When did Stanford University first compete in the IRA Regatta?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1856.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1912.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does the author say "it began to rain in Seattle as it had never rained before and has never rained since" in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 5?

2. Who wrote an exuberant account of the Cal-Washington varsity regatta for the Associated Press in 1934?

3. What was the area called where Joe Rantz rented a cheap room while working at the Grand Coulee Dam site?

4. What business had Johnny White's father run until the financial crash of 1929?

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

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