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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25, 26 & 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was the annual rowing race between Yale and Harvard?
(a) 7 miles.
(b) 5 miles.
(c) 4 miles.
(d) 2 miles.

2. How long had Parker been pessimistic about the chances for the Bouscaren-Altekruse double?
(a) Since the finals.
(b) Since the beginning of the training camp.
(c) Since the Lucerne regatta.
(d) Since the semi-finals.

3. What type of a business did Wood work for after leaving Hartford?
(a) Brokerage firm.
(b) Consulting firm.
(c) Engineering firm.
(d) Insurance company.

4. How much money could Lewis make in three or four months framing houses?
(a) $5,000 to $6,000.
(b) $8,000 to $9,000.
(c) $3,000 to $4,000.
(d) $6,000 or $7,000.

5. How low did Lewis and Enquist get their time for five-hundred-meter sprints?
(a) 1.37.
(b) 1.34.
(c) 1.29.
(d) 1.30.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom had Wood raced in a fast double and taken second at Henley in 1977?

3. How much did Wood and his teammates once spend apiece to stay in a room at the Princeton Motor Lodge?

4. How tall was Enquist?

5. What was Biglow's grade point average when he graduated from Yale?

(see the answer key)

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