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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did Lewis pay Mitch to accompany him to Princeton?
(a) $400.
(b) $500.
(c) $300.
(d) $600.
2. When a race was over and Wood had rowed at his peak, how long would it take his body to physically replenish?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 3 days.
3. What college did Biglow and Bouscaren row for?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Yale.
(c) Rutgers.
(d) Boston University.
4. How much money was brought into town when the Olympic trials were held in Chapter 1?
(a) $6 million.
(b) $10 million.
(c) $5 million.
(d) $7 million.
5. How fast could a scull move per hour?
(a) 30 to 35 miles.
(b) 5 to 8 miles.
(c) 20 to 22 miles.
(d) 13 to 14 miles.
6. How old was Christopher Wood during the time of the 1984 Olympic game trials?
(a) 31.
(b) 23.
(c) 27.
(d) 24.
7. How old was the person that Biglow visited after the finals?
(a) 94.
(b) 27.
(c) 56.
(d) 52.
8. How old was Biglow when he won a bronze in a world regatta?
(a) 29.
(b) 23.
(c) 25.
(d) 27.
9. As the 1984 Olympics approached, how long had it been since the United States had had a serious chance to win an Olympic medal?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 40 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 25 years.
10. What name did Harry Parker use once when he anonymously entered the Head of the Charles regatta?
(a) R. Van Winkle.
(b) T. Lazarus.
(c) L. Tolstoy.
(d) C. Dickens.
11. Before the 1984 Olympics, when was the last time that a bronze had been won by an American in the single sculls?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1964.
12. When did Karppinen first win an Olympic gold medal?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1968.
13. 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) Charley Altekruse.
(c) Christopher Wood.
(d) John Biglow.
14. How much did Biglow weigh?
(a) 200 pounds.
(b) 175 pounds.
(c) 185 pounds.
(d) 190 pounds.
15. Who did Biglow go to visit after the finals?
(a) His father.
(b) Grandmother Biglow.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.
Short Answer Questions
1. How much higher was Biglow's erg score than his teammates' scores?
2. What college did Wood oar for?
3. How long was the annual rowing race between Yale and Harvard?
4. Which cities were the most serious rowing cities in America?
5. What had the American scullers won for the past three years, before the 1984 Olympic trials?
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