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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lewis's cousin Mitch usually wear?
(a) Cut off shorts.
(b) Sleeveless t-shirts.
(c) Sweats.
(d) Torn jeans.

2. When the oarsmen began showing up for the first race at Princeton, when did Lewis and Enquist arrive to work out?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Wednesday.

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

4. Where is Dartmouth College located?
(a) New Haven.
(b) Hanover.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Boston.

5. Where did Lewis and Enquist go to practice after telling Parker they wanted their own double?
(a) Greenwood Lake.
(b) Bolgoda Lake.
(c) Lake Cayuga.
(d) Lake Stevens.

6. How much did Lewis pay for a stand-room ticket to watch the final of the single sculls when he attended the Olympics in 1976?
(a) $3.
(b) $4.
(c) $5.
(d) $7.

7. How long had Parker been pessimistic about the chances for the Bouscaren-Altekruse double?
(a) Since the semi-finals.
(b) Since the finals.
(c) Since the Lucerne regatta.
(d) Since the beginning of the training camp.

8. What did Biglow send to his friends when he wrote after the Olympics?
(a) A picture of him rowing.
(b) Olympic keychains.
(c) Olympic rowing pins.
(d) Olympic coins.

9. With whom did Lewis drive to Boston after being offered a spot by Parker in the finals?
(a) Wood.
(b) Bouscaren.
(c) Dietz.
(d) Enquist.

10. How many seconds did Biglow cut off Mills with a closing drive?
(a) 3.7 seconds.
(b) 4.6 seconds.
(c) 5.3 seconds.
(d) 6.2 seconds.

11. With whom had Wood raced in a fast double and taken second at Henley in 1977?
(a) Greg Stone.
(b) Jack Frackleton.
(c) Al Healy.
(d) Christ Allsopp.

12. What words did Lewis write on a three-foot inflatable shark that he gave Enquist?
(a) Eat them alive.
(b) The strong will eat the weak.
(c) Devour the competition.
(d) Stay Hungry.

13. What was Bouscaren going to buy so he could work out on the water daily?
(a) A dinghy.
(b) A scull.
(c) A kayak.
(d) A canoe.

14. Who was the strongest competition in the repechage at the Olympics?
(a) Canada.
(b) Finland.
(c) West Germany.
(d) Yugoslavia.

15. What did Lewis drive during the time that he and Enquist were practicing the double in 1983?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Mercedes Benz.
(c) Porsche.
(d) Corvette.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Jim Dietz's father's job?

2. Where would the international regatta be held after the Olympic trials?

3. How tall was Enquist?

4. When was an engagement party held to honor Wood and Aserlind?

5. Who did Wood row with on the Sunday of the finals?

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