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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 32, 33 & The Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the favorite to win the right to represent the United States in the single sculls for the 1984 Olympic games?
(a) John Biglow.
(b) Joe Bouscaren.
(c) Charley Altekruse.
(d) Christopher Wood.

2. Where was the most revealing image that Steve Kiesling ever saw published of John Biglow?
(a) The Daily Free Press.
(b) The Harvard Crimson.
(c) The Daily Princetonian.
(d) Yale Daily News.

3. How much money was brought into town when the Olympic trials were held in Chapter 1?
(a) $10 million.
(b) $5 million.
(c) $7 million.
(d) $6 million.

4. Where did Bouscaren begin his internship?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Boston.
(d) Seattle.

5. When did Lewis hope to row at Henley in a single?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1987.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many times had Lewis and Enquist raced as a double when they rowed their first Olympic heat?

3. What type of a business did Wood work for after leaving Hartford?

4. How much did Lewis pay for a stand-room ticket to watch the final of the single sculls when he attended the Olympics in 1976?

5. Prior to the 1984 Olympics, when was the last time that an American won gold in rowing?

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