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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Lewis go immediately after he and Enquist became the American double?
(a) California.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Washington.
(d) Connecticut.

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

3. How long did Andy Warhol say that fame lasted?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

4. Who did Biglow believe were his biggest competition for the bronze medal?
(a) Deloof and Pancic.
(b) Ibarra and Mills.
(c) Karppinen and Kolbe.
(d) Iosub and Clement.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Biglow think he might write to find out about a weight-lifting program?

2. What commercial did ABC air, suspending the scullers in mid-race?

3. At what point did Lewis and Enquist pull up even with the team leading the final on Sunday?

4. By how much did Lewis and Enquist win the repechage at the Olympics?

5. Where is Dartmouth College located?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Marine boot camp a revelation to Frank Cunningham?

2. What advice did Dietz give Wood after rowing together in their first practice in the double?

3. Why didn't Biglow watch videotapes of the final of the single scull?

4. Why did Lewis nickname Altekruse's and Bouscaren's boat?

5. Why was the row that Wood and Pat Walter rowed an odd row?

6. Why did Bouscaren consider turning down the offer from New York Hospital?

7. Why didn't Lewis and Enquist room together at the Olympics?

8. What did Wood arrange to liven things up a little and perhaps give him a sense of belonging at the Olympics?

9. How did Cunningham's coaching career begin in Seattle?

10. Why would the repechage at the Olympics be rowed all-out in a way usually reserved for a final?

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