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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9 means noisy or clamorous?
(a) Atavistic.
(b) Vociferous.
(c) Sedentary.
(d) Misanthropic.

2. Who was the freshman rowing coach at the University of Washington in 1933?
(a) Byron Noble.
(b) Tom Bolles.
(c) Al Ulbrickson.
(d) George A. Wyman.

3. What did the game warden do when he spied Joe Rantz poaching salmon in the beginning of Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 8?
(a) He hauled Joe to the county jail.
(b) He hit him over the head with a piece of driftwood.
(c) He called Joe's father.
(d) He shot him in the ankle with a pistol.

4. Who was the first person to cross the United States by motor vehicle, traveling by motorcycle from San Francisco to New York?
(a) Roger Morris.
(b) Angus Hay Jr.
(c) George A. Wyman.
(d) Tom Bolles.

5. How many acres was the "stump farm" that Harry Rantz purchased in Sequim?
(a) 10 acres.
(b) 160 acres.
(c) 93 acres.
(d) 45 acres.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the swing band that Roger Morris played with for extra money on the weekends while attending school at the University of Washington?

2. On what date does the author begin his narrative in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1?

3. When was the rowing program at the University of California at Berkeley established?

4. Who was the coxswain of the varsity boat that raced against the freshmen at the University of Washington in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 6?

5. On what date did the University of Washington's freshman and varsity rowing teams board the train for Poughkeepsie in 1934?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How does the author describe Roger Morris and his family background in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 5?

3. Where did Joe Rantz go to meet his father in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9? How is this meeting described?

4. 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?

5. How is the theme of "finding value in the discarded" illustrated by the author in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 8?

6. How does the author depict the changes in Joe and the other University of Washington crew members after Coach Bolles announced the final selections for the rowing team in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 5?

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. Where did the Rantz family live in Seattle when they moved there in 1924-1925? Where did Harry Rantz work at this time?

10. Why do you think Thula Rantz repeatedly rejected Joe as a part of her family?

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