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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. 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?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

2. 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.

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

4. How tall was Frank Cunningham when he returned to Harvard after the war?
(a) 5 ft. 10 in.
(b) 6 ft. 2 in.
(c) 5 ft. 11 in.
(d) 6 ft. 1 in.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who recorded a tape that Lewis and Enquist would listen to everyday for motivation?

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

3. What was Bouscaren going to buy so he could work out on the water daily?

4. What words did Lewis write on a three-foot inflatable shark that he gave Enquist?

5. What elective course did Biglow take at Dartmouth?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was it so difficult for Wood that he was chosen to be a spare by the Olympic rowing committee?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What did Lewis have Enquist do because Enquist's forearms were weak?

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

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