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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 & 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Bouscaren's mother when she died?
(a) 51.
(b) 54.
(c) 39.
(d) 46.

2. What physical problems had bothered Biglow that interfered with his rowing?
(a) Torn rotator cuff.
(b) Bad knees.
(c) Cracked rib.
(d) Bad back.

3. What reason did Wood's father believe kept Wood rowing?
(a) The money.
(b) The prestige.
(c) The competition.
(d) The Olympics.

4. How long had Harry Parker been Wood's coach on and off?
(a) Some 20 years.
(b) Some 7 years.
(c) Some 14 years.
(d) Some 12 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was the annual rowing race between Yale and Harvard?

2. Where was Brad Lewis from?

3. How much money was brought into town when the Olympic trials were held in Chapter 1?

4. What was the name of the day school that Biglow attended?

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

(see the answer key)

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