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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time might Wood race in a year?

2. When had Christopher Wood been a spare on an Olympic team, before 1984?

3. Biglow and Bouscaren were staying with Donald Beer. When did Beer graduate from Yale?

4. At what mark did Lewis surge ahead of Bouscaren in the finals?

5. How much money could Lewis make in three or four months framing houses?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did a sculler have to find motivation within himself?

2. Why didn't Biglow's grandmother want him to row in the Olympic trials?

3. What caused Madison Avenue to become more interested in the Olympics?

4. What did Fritz Hagerman, an Ohio University professor who specialized in testing athletes, believe was a reason why those who dominated in sculling were physiological freaks?

5. What were some things that inspired Wood to continue rowing?

6. How did Wood feel when he was rowing in the final?

7. Why was it difficult to televise rowing?

8. Why did Biglow decide to attend Yale?

9. Why were the American teams at a disadvantage competing against the Europeans in the Olympic games?

10. Why did both Biglow and Wood want to be the single sculler in the 1984 Olympic games?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Biglow had two coaches who were strong influences in his rowing career. Compare the relationship that Biglow had with his coaches: Frank Cunningham and Tony Johnson.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss why the Soviets and East Germans pulled out of the 1984 Olympics and how that affected rowing for the Americans.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the men who were competing to represent America in the single scull at the 1984 Olympics.

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