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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what magazine did Lewis read an article about Wood?
(a) Ultrasport.
(b) Newsweek.
(c) Time.
(d) Sports Illustrated.

2. How old was the person that Biglow visited after the finals?
(a) 56.
(b) 94.
(c) 52.
(d) 27.

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

4. What did Lewis pay Mitch to accompany him to Princeton?
(a) $400.
(b) $500.
(c) $600.
(d) $300.

5. Biglow and Bouscaren were staying with Donald Beer. When did Beer graduate from Yale?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1956.

6. What year did Biglow graduate from college?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1979.

7. How old was Biglow when he first rowed in a single scull?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 17.

8. When did Karppinen first win an Olympic gold medal?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1980.

9. What sport did Carl Lewis participate in that reportedly allowed him to earn $1 million a year in appearance fees and endorsements?
(a) Football.
(b) Track.
(c) Gymnastics.
(d) Baseball.

10. How many hours did Wood exercise in a year?
(a) As many as 600.
(b) About 400.
(c) Over 700.
(d) As many 800.

11. 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.

12. Who was the person that Lewis worked with most of the time when he was rowing?
(a) His coach.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) His cousin.

13. Where was Brad Lewis from?
(a) Arizona.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Texas.
(d) California.

14. What was Biglow's grade point average when he graduated from Yale?
(a) 2.9.
(b) 2.7.
(c) 3.3.
(d) 3.1

15. How long did most young men compete in rowing?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did a scull weigh?

2. At what mark did Lewis surge ahead of Bouscaren in the finals?

3. Who were two well-known teammates that Wood had crewed with in college?

4. How long would each oarsman row when on the ergometer?

5. Where were the Olympic trials held in Chapter 1?

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