During what period of time in American history is the novel set?

during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s

What tragic event happened when Joe was four years old?

He had to save his younger brothers from a fire.

He fell through the ice while skating at the pond.

His father and mother got a divorce.

Why did Joe take the train across the country to Pennsylvania?

He went to stay with an aunt while his father recovered from his mother's death.

He was to attend a special class for rowing training.

He went to college in Pennsylvania.

He went to visit his brother and his family.

What tragedy happened to Joe while he was in Pennsylvania?

He got very ill with scarlet fever.

He lost his job in the coal mine.

He found out that he did not make the rowing team.

He found out that his father had passed away.

Why did Joe need to be on the crew?

He needed the part-time that being a member of the crew guaranteed.

He needed the coaches to serve as father figures since his dad died.

He needed the extra food served to members of the crew.

He had never a trophy or medal and this was his only chance to get one.

What type of boy was best able to endure the crew trainings?

The boys who were used to hard work and working outside in all kinds of tough conditions.

The city kids who had grown up with money and luxury.

The tallest because their legs fit the shape of the boat better.

The ones who had previous rowing experience

What did Joe's dad save from the house fire?

He saved all the family photographs.

He saved Joe's rowing trophies.

What is something that Joe did NOT do while in Boulder City, Iowa?

He practiced cliff-diving into the lake.

He rode of the rear of his father's steam shovel.

Why did Joe have to live at the schoolhouse?

He had extra tutoring lessons after school hours

His family's house had burned to the group and they all lived at the school.

He was in an intense rowing training program.

Which is NOT a characteristic of the Great Depression?

Families started traveling to foreign countries for a better life.

Hoovervilles sprung up on the outskirts of cities

How was Joe different from the city boys at the University of Washington?

Joe did not come from a wealthy family and had to pay his own way through college.

He had a girlfriend and none of the city boys did.

He had been on a rowing crew before.

The city boys were really kind while Joe was really mean.

Why did Harry Rantz move his family to Boulder City, Idaho?

He got a better paying job at a mining company.

His wife, Thula, had always wanted to live in Idaho.

Joe got a scholarship to row for the University of Idaho.

They moved to be closer to family that lived in Boulder City.

What is something Joe did NOT do for fun in Boulder City, Iowa?

rode down the mountain in a go-cart

What was the Old Nero?

a training barge on which the crew learned to row

the mascot of the University of Washington

a nickname from the University of California crew

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30 sec • 1 pt

A dwelling that has walls and a roof but is vacant and undeveloped inside is a shell house

true

false

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Stern Oar is defined as hollow and deep.

True

False

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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30 sec • 1 pt

a type of accident that occurs when a rower loses control of his oar

catching a crab

the Great Depression

oar lock

paddle wreck

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The time of economic recession that was characterized by high unemployment, homelessness, and hunger

The Great Depression

World War II

The Revolutionary War

The Global Economic Recession of 2007-2009

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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unplanned slum development on the margin of cities, made of crude dwellings and shelters built from scrap wood, scrap iron, and even cardboard

hoovervilles

slum parks

hill towns

villages

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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this was the location at the University of Washington where the rowing equipment was stored

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rowing roundtop

boat hall

rowing garage

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a file used for shaping wood

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emery board

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