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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19, 20 & 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What college did Wood oar for?
(a) Yale.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Boston University.
(d) Princeton.

2. By the time of the trials for the 1984 Olympics, how long had it been since Wood graduated from college?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 2 years.

3. Where did Biglow go after the finals?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) New York.

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

5. How much higher was Biglow's erg score than his teammates' scores?
(a) 10 percent.
(b) 12 percent.
(c) 5 percent.
(d) 7 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was stroking the quad at the finals?

2. How much would Wood have allowed Biglow to pay to rent the new scull that he bought?

3. When had Christopher Wood been a spare on an Olympic team, before 1984?

4. How many weeks did Parker have to pick both the double and the quad?

5. How many liters of oxygen could a world-class rower take in per minute?

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