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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Christopher Wood during the time of the 1984 Olympic game trials?
(a) 23.
(b) 31.
(c) 27.
(d) 24.

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

3. Who donated the money for the lake where the 1984 Olympic trials took place?
(a) J.P. Morgan.
(b) Andrew Carnegie.
(c) John D. Rockefeller.
(d) W.K .Kellogg.

4. How much did Biglow weigh?
(a) 190 pounds.
(b) 185 pounds.
(c) 200 pounds.
(d) 175 pounds.

5. How many more miles did Lewis row after reading an article about Wood in a magazine?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

6. What reason did Wood's father believe kept Wood rowing?
(a) The prestige.
(b) The competition.
(c) The Olympics.
(d) The money.

7. Prior to the 1984 Olympics, when was the last time that an American won gold in rowing?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1920.

8. Where did Lewis work out when he was rowing?
(a) Newport.
(b) Long Beach.
(c) Mission Bay.
(d) Naples Bay.

9. When did Bouscaren graduate from Yale?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1980.

10. Where did Wood transfer to after working in Hartford?
(a) Providence.
(b) New Haven.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Boston.

11. When a race was over and Wood had rowed at his peak, how long would it take his body to physically replenish?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 6 days.

12. What did Wood do after losing the final?
(a) Had a tailgate picnic with his family.
(b) Went for a long walk with his fiancee.
(c) Took his fiancee to dinner.
(d) Went off by himself.

13. How many hours did Wood practice?
(a) As many as 500 hours.
(b) About 300 hours.
(c) As many as 475 hours.
(d) About 700 hours.

14. Who did Biglow go to visit after the finals?
(a) His mother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His father.
(d) Grandmother Biglow.

15. How much did Wood and Altekruse spend when they drove from Cambridge to the 1984 Olympic game trials?
(a) $200.
(b) $100.
(c) $250.
(d) $150.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the favorite to win the right to represent the United States in the single sculls for the 1984 Olympic games?

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

3. Before the 1984 Olympics, when was the last time that a bronze had been won by an American in the single sculls?

4. In what magazine did Lewis read an article about Wood?

5. What name did Harry Parker use once when he anonymously entered the Head of the Charles regatta?

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