2. What sport did Harry Parker encourage rowers to take up because it built up athletic endurance?
(a) Sprints.
(b) Cross-country skiing.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Soccer.

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

4. How much did a scull weigh?
(a) Just under 40 pounds.
(b) Just under 50 pounds.
(c) Just under 20 pounds.
(d) Just under 30 pounds.

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

6. How much did Wood pay for a brand-new scull in the spring before the Olympic trials?
(a) $2,100.
(b) $3,400.
(c) $2,800.
(d) $3,700.

7. How long was the annual rowing race between Yale and Harvard?
(a) 4 miles.
(b) 7 miles.
(c) 5 miles.
(d) 2 miles.

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

9. How much money was brought into town when the Olympic trials were held in Chapter 1?
(a) $7 million.
(b) $5 million.
(c) $6 million.
(d) $10 million.

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

11. How much money could Lewis make in three or four months framing houses?
(a) $5,000 to $6,000.
(b) $3,000 to $4,000.
(c) $6,000 or $7,000.
(d) $8,000 to $9,000.

12. How tall was Pertti Karppinen?
(a) 6 ft. 4 in.
(b) 6 ft. 5 in.
(c) 6 ft. 7 in.
(d) 6 ft. 6 in.

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

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

15. Who was Harry Parker's greatest role model?
(a) Charles Watson.
(b) Peter Preston.
(c) Andrew Brignon.
(d) Joe Burk.