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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 did Steve's high school coach not want Steve to do when he graduated from high school?
(a) Be an amateur runner.
(b) Go professional.
(c) Quit racing.
(d) Peak out.

2. What did Steve get from the crowds watching him race?
(a) Discouragement.
(b) Love.
(c) Energy.
(d) Encouragement.

3. What time did Steve run his first mile in while preparing to return to Europe in 1974?
(a) 4:08.
(b) 4:06.
(c) 4:09.
(d) 4:07.

4. What did Steve stay away from when running while training?
(a) Flat surfaces
(b) Roads.
(c) Hills.
(d) Unpaved paths.

5. Where was the Olympic training camp set up?
(a) Maine.
(b) New York.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) North Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many running wins did Steve have when the 1971 season started?

2. Who beat Steve in the Pac-8 cross country meet at Stanford?

3. Why did the Olympics require races to be ran as meters instead of miles?

4. What did Steve feel before every race?

5. Where did Paul Geis transfer to the University of Oregon from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Steve gain a fan base in high school?

3. What did Steve's college coach say set Steve apart from other athletes?

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

5. How did Steve feel about the adulation he received from the public?

6. How did Steve feel when he lost races?

7. What did Steve do to "Jack Frost" when he insisted on running with Steve?

8. How did Steve's college track coach remember Steve as a college freshman?

9. What did Steve tell Don after beating him in the Pac-8 in Seattle?

10. What did Steve's high school coach say about Steve's talent as a runner?

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