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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. What had the American scullers won for the past three years, before the 1984 Olympic trials?
(a) Fourth place.
(b) First place.
(c) Second place.
(d) Third place.

2. Which cities were the most serious rowing cities in America?
(a) Boston and Philadelphia.
(b) Seattle and Portland.
(c) New York and Washington, D.C.
(d) Hartford and New Haven.

3. 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) 7 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 3 days.

4. Who donated the money for the lake where the 1984 Olympic trials took place?
(a) John D. Rockefeller.
(b) Andrew Carnegie.
(c) J.P. Morgan.
(d) W.K .Kellogg.

5. What college did Biglow and Bouscaren row for?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Rutgers.
(c) Boston University.
(d) Yale.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Biglow when he won a bronze in a world regatta?

2. Who was the Harvard sweep oarsman who had a tough time dealing with the mental adjustment to sculling?

3. How much money was donated to dam a stream to make the lake where the 1984 Olympic trials took place?

4. How tall was Pertti Karppinen?

5. On the Monday after the finals, which country pulled out of the 1984 Olympics?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Pertti Karppinen.

2. Why would it have been difficult for the Dallas Cowboys to draft Carl Lewis as a possible wide receiver?

3. Why didn't Bouscaren play tennis at Yale?

4. How did Lewis support himself?

5. Why didn't Wood and the other rowers row a stroke in the 1980 summer Olympics?

6. What was Biglow's father's idea of success?

7. Why were the American teams at a disadvantage competing against the Europeans in the Olympic games?

8. What were some things that inspired Wood to continue rowing?

9. What were some of the jobs that Wood had held since he graduated from college?

10. Why was Christopher Wood known for being particularly experienced in scrounging lodging and food?

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