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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. How many men worked in the kitchen for the cafeteria of the Grand Coulee Dam site when Joe Rantz worked there?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

2. When was the first Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regatta held?
(a) March 11, 1911.
(b) March 31, 1914.
(c) September 29, 1829.
(d) June 24, 1895.

3. On what body of water was the first intercollegiate crew race held in the United States?
(a) Langer See.
(b) Montlake Cut.
(c) Lake Siskiyou.
(d) Lake Winnepesaukee.

4. What was Chuck Day's father's profession?
(a) He was a dentist.
(b) He was a butcher.
(c) He was a professor.
(d) He was a shipbuilder.

5. Who were the sophomore crew members that Ulbrickson called into his office and told they needed to shape up in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9?
(a) George, Chuck, Roger, Shorty, and Joe.
(b) Joe, Bobby, George, and Russell.
(c) Mike, Byron, George, Joe, and Willis.
(d) Frank, Bobby, Ky, Harry, and Jerry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nickname that Jim McMillin's crewmates called him?

2. What was the name of Johnny White's mother?

3. 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?

4. On what date did George Pocock and his brother Dick first arrive in Vancouver, Canada?

5. When was George Pocock born?

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