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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which branch of the service did Harry Parker serve in?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Army.
(c) Navy.
(d) Marines.

2. Who were two well-known teammates that Wood had crewed with in college?
(a) Bucklin and Carpenter.
(b) Phillips and Minner.
(c) Ryan and Belinn.
(d) Shealy and Cashin.

3. How much higher was Biglow's erg score than his teammates' scores?
(a) 10 percent.
(b) 7 percent.
(c) 5 percent.
(d) 12 percent.

4. When a race was over and Wood had rowed at his peak, how long would it take his body to physically replenish?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 7 days.

5. When did Biglow begin stroking the Yale boat?
(a) His freshman year.
(b) His junior year.
(c) His senior year.
(d) His sophomore year.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Wood transfer to after working in Hartford?

2. When did Cunningham and Biglow have a major confrontation?

3. How long was the annual rowing race between Yale and Harvard?

4. What did Wood do after losing the final?

5. How fast could a scull move per hour?

(see the answer key)

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