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

2. What was Jim Dietz's father's job?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Fisherman.
(d) Carpenter.

3. Where had Lewis watched rowers at the Olympic games in 1976?
(a) Mexico City.
(b) Montreal.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Munich.

4. Which coach did Biglow enjoy talking to at the Olympic camp?
(a) The West German coach.
(b) The Finnish coach.
(c) The Romanian coach.
(d) The Canadian coach.

5. When did Enquist graduate from college?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1975.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How tall was Enquist?

3. When did Tony Johnson win a silver medal?

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

5. When did Karl Adam, coach of the Ratzeburg oarsmen, become an influential figure in America?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Biglow believe was the greatest thing that Tony Johnson taught his athletes?

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

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

5. Why did Parker believe that he should have canceled participation in the Lucerne races?

6. What personal disappointment was Harry Parker fighting during team camp?

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

8. Why was Enquist upset with Lewis after they won the challenge boat at Princeton?

9. Why was Wood's fall from rowing so terrible?

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

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