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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 & 2 Cont..

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long did most young men compete in rowing?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 6 years.

3. Who were two well-known teammates that Wood had crewed with in college?
(a) Phillips and Minner.
(b) Ryan and Belinn.
(c) Shealy and Cashin.
(d) Bucklin and Carpenter.

4. Where did Wood transfer to after working in Hartford?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Providence.
(c) New Haven.
(d) Boston.

5. Where did Bouscaren go to medical school?
(a) Harvard Medical School.
(b) Dartmouth Medical School.
(c) Stanford University Medical School.
(d) Cornell Medical School.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical problems had bothered Biglow that interfered with his rowing?

2. Who was the favorite to win the right to represent the United States in the single sculls for the 1984 Olympic games?

3. What job had Wood had in Hartford?

4. What had the American scullers won for the past three years, before the 1984 Olympic trials?

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

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