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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 word from Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 10 refers to a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd?
2. On what river was the Grand Coulee dam site where Joe Rantz worked?
3. How old was Eleanor Holm in 1936?
4. What book did the Reich League of German Officials have hand-transcribed as a birthday gift for Adolf Hitler on April 20, 1947?
5. Who won the silver medal in men's eights at the 1936 Olympics?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where did Joe Rantz live while working at the Grand Coulee Dam site? How is this setting described?
2. 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?
3. Where did the American rowing crews lodge and train during the 1936 Summer Olympics? How is this setting described by the author?
4. What were the Nuremberg Laws that Hitler enacted in 1935? How did these laws define German citizenship?
5. How did the University of Washington crew feel as they prepared to depart for the regatta in Poughkeepsie in Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 14?
6. How and why was the 1936 invasion by the Nazis into Rhineland significant to Adolf Hitler's cause and objectives?
7. What advice did George Pocock give to Joe during the Olympic training session in Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 13? How did this advice affect Joe's performance?
8. What did the University of Washington rowing crew come to represent for Seattle and Washington, according to the author in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 10? Why did they come to represent this?
9. What ship did the University of Washington crew take to Europe for the 1936 Summer Olympics? How is the setting of the ship described?
10. How does the author describe the University of Washington crew's performance at the final Olympic trial in Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 15?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the athletic demands of competitive rowing. How does the author describe these demands in comparison with other competitive sports? What are the emotional and psychological demands of the rower and/or coxswain?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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