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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. What had the American scullers won for the past three years, before the 1984 Olympic trials?
(a) First place.
(b) Third place.
(c) Second place.
(d) Fourth place.

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

3. What did Biglow send to his friends when he wrote after the Olympics?
(a) Olympic rowing pins.
(b) Olympic coins.
(c) Olympic keychains.
(d) A picture of him rowing.

4. What sport did Bouscaren try when he first came to Yale?
(a) Football.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Baseball.

5. What did it cost Lewis to attend the Princeton weekend?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $2,000.
(c) $3,000.
(d) $4,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lewis pay Mitch to accompany him to Princeton?

2. How many weeks of training did Bouscaren and Altekruse lose when they raced at Lucerne?

3. How many more miles did Lewis row after reading an article about Wood in a magazine?

4. Who recorded a tape that Lewis and Enquist would listen to everyday for motivation?

5. Where did Wood transfer to after working in Hartford?

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