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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. How much did Frank Cunningham weigh when he returned to Harvard after the war?
(a) 175 pounds.
(b) 170 pounds.
(c) 180 pounds.
(d) 165 pounds.

2. Who did Lewis want to row a double with in the fall after the Olympics?
(a) Dietz.
(b) Bouscaren.
(c) Enquist.
(d) Wood.

3. When Lewis and Enquist came to Princeton for the double race, by how many lengths did they win their heat?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

4. How many times had Lewis and Enquist raced as a double when they rowed their first Olympic heat?
(a) 10 times.
(b) 7 times.
(c) 5 times.
(d) 13 times.

5. What did Lewis nickname Altekruse's and Bouscaren's boat?
(a) The Love Boat.
(b) The Smooth Boat.
(c) The Bug Boat.
(d) The Rough Boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Wood think long and hard about inviting to his engagement party?

2. 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?

3. Where did Enquist go to college?

4. Where did Bouscaren begin his internship?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why was Biglow's rowing proving to be a mystery to him and his coaches?

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

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

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

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

9. Why was Biglow glad that he chose Dartmouth Medical School?

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

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