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

2. How tall was Enquist?
(a) 6 ft. 3 in.
(b) 6 ft. 6 in.
(c) 6 ft. 1 in.
(d) 6 ft. 7 in.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Biglow and a friend named Paul Most go to enter a regatta one summer?

2. After the war, where was the race that Cunningham stroked that set a record time for a twelve-boat regatta?

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

4. If Biglow did not qualify for the semi in his first race at the Olympic camp, how many days might he have of back-to-back racing?

5. What did Biglow send to his friends when he wrote after the Olympics?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was selecting boats more difficult for an Olympic team than for a college one?

2. How did Biglow and Most get an opportunity to row in a regatta in the East?

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

4. How did Parker sometimes protect certain oarsmen whose skills he was confident of from the savagery of the seat?

5. Why did Parker and Altekruse argue on the day of the Princeton trials?

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

7. Why did Enquist tell Lewis not to get arrested and put in jail?

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

9. What did Biglow like about being in the Olympic camp?

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

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