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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of excitement was in the people watching Steve race?

2. What did Frank Shorter say that Steve was?

3. What did Steve give to Nike?

4. How old was the person that drove past Steve's accident and didn't stop to help?

5. How much did the ITA offer Steve in 1974 to become a professional runner?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Steve's car accident happen?

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

3. What was Steve's greatest drawback in Europe?

4. How did Steve feel about being accused of not caring about women's track?

5. Where did Steve live in the months after college was over?

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

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

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

9. What was one of Steve's strongest traits?

10. What did Bill Dellinger say that Steve had that no runner in his time had?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the book the author alludes to the fact that Steve may have had a drinking problem, discuss that using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss why Steve adopted Eugene as his hometown.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Steve's hometown of Coos Bay felt about him.

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