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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 was the name of Steve's dog?
(a) Fitch.
(b) Pre.
(c) Lobo.
(d) Rube.,

2. What was the name of the author?
(a) Tom Jordan.
(b) Mike Jordan.
(c) Andre Jordan.
(d) Allen Jordan.

3. How many seconds did Steve's time beat that of the previous record holder?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

4. What time did Steve finish in the 1972 Bakersfield race?
(a) 27:22.4.
(b) 27:22.7.
(c) 27:22.5.
(d) 27:22.6.

5. What runner had the tools to beat Steve in his best race?
(a) Greg Fredericks.
(b) Mike Fredericks.
(c) Alex Fredericks.
(d) John Fredericks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What race in 1972 greatly upset Steve?

2. Where was the Olympic training camp set up?

3. What time did Steve finish his best race in?

4. What did Steve place at the state level at the end of his first high school running season?

5. What type of runner was Steve not?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Steve's coach say about Steve as a runner?

2. What did Bob Kennedy say about Steve's running style?

3. What skills did Steve have that made him a good runner?

4. How did Steve feel upon his return from the Olympics?

5. How did Steve do at the Oregon Twilight meet of 1973?

6. Why did Steve become defensive of his life in college?

7. What did Steve say that would cause him to not be able to live with a loss?

8. Why did Steve say that training was grim?

9. What did Terry William's say about Steve's running style when training?

10. In 8th grade what was Steve's reaction to watching the high school cross country team?

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