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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. How much did Steve earn each year after college?
(a) $6,000.
(b) $7,000.
(c) $8,000.
(d) $5,000.

2. What traits marked Steve's personality?
(a) Stubbornness and naivete.
(b) Friendliness and helpfulness.
(c) Stubborness and friendliness.
(d) Naivete and helpfulness.

3. Who was in Steve's car with him when he left his last party?
(a) Brittany and John.
(b) Nancy and Frank.
(c) Nancy and Frank.
(d) Brittany and Frank.

4. What type of excitement was in the people watching Steve race?
(a) Energetic.
(b) Riotous.
(c) Devoted.
(d) Happy.

5. Where did Steve go right after leaving the track after his last race?
(a) Home.
(b) To the bar.
(c) He went to Mark Feig's apartment to shower.
(d) To his girlfriends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hired Steve after college?

2. Who upset Steve with his race placement predictions in 1975?

3. What did Steve relate running too?

4. Who was the first person to discover Steve's accident?

5. What bad nickname was given to Amateurism?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Steve's reaction to John Hall's prediction of how he would place in the LA Times Indoor Meet?

2. What did going to Europe mean to American athletes in the 1970's?

3. What point in his life had Steve reached when he began the 1975 track season?

4. What was Steve's opinion on his running ability?

5. What did Steve do before leaving the track after winning his last race?

6. What did being an open athlete mean to Steve?

7. What did Bill Alvarado do to help Steve when he discovered the accident?

8. What were the major causes of Steve's disagreements with the AAU?

9. Why did the AAU have problems with Steve wearing Nike clothes and shoes?

10. Where did Steve go after leaving the track after his last race?

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