Boys in the Boat Ch 7

How does the title, A Rare and Sacred Thing, connect to the chapter?

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

Who is Joe becoming friends with in the beginning of the chapter?

• Roger

• Harry

• Thula

• George

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CCSS.RL.8.3

Where did Joe NOT work?

• The YMCA as a janitor

• The student athletic store

• Rowing for the team

• Working for Roger's family business.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

In exchange for working as a janitor, Joe receives....

• $20

• A room to stay in

• Dinner each night

• nothing

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CCSS.RL.8.1

Who was the mysterious man who built racing shells?

• George Yeoman Pocock

• Harry Rantz

• Joe Rantz

• Al Ulbrickson

What does, "No one will ask you how long it took to build; they will only ask who built it' mean?

• Build the boat as quick as you can.

• Put your name on the shell so people don't ask who built it.

• Taking your time will pay off in the end.

• People don't ask the right questions.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.4

Where did George and his brother move to build boats because they hear you could make a good living in the woods?

• Bozeman, Montana

• Hood River, Oregon

• Vancouver, Canada

• Park City, Utah

How did the Pocock brothers end up setting up a workshop at the University of Washington?

• They knew Joe.

• The Washington coach recruitied them when he heard they build fast shells.

• They wanted to attend college there and build boats too.

• They were Huskie fans.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.3

After Coach Conibear died, George Pocock started to help the coaches and learned all of the following except...

• To see hope when a boy saw no hope.

• To see the necessity for the power of trust to develop between the crew.

• How trust would lift the boys to an almost mystical place.

• How rowing technique was the only thing that mattered.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

What type of degree is Joe pursuing?

• Engineering

• Teaching

• Dentistry

• Broadcasting

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CCSS.RI.8.1