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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. Where was Dan Goldberg from?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) Massachusetts.

2. How much would Wood have allowed Biglow to pay to rent the new scull that he bought?
(a) $15 a week.
(b) $25 a week.
(c) $75 a week.
(d) $50 a week.

3. How many of the years before the Olympic trials had Wood spent rowing by himself?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 5 years.

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

5. Who did the U.S. hockey team beat in the 1980 winter Olympics?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Parker believe that Buscaren was anxious about the double he was rowing with Altekruse?

2. What did Carl Lewis collect?

3. How much did a scull weigh?

4. Which country had the best quad in the world?

5. What did Biglow send to his friends when he wrote after the Olympics?

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