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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. Prior to the 1984 Olympics, when was the last time that an American won gold in rowing?

2. On the Monday after the finals, which country pulled out of the 1984 Olympics?

3. How wide was a rowing scull?

4. How much older was Wood than most of his competitors?

5. Where was Dan Goldberg from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why would it have been difficult for the Dallas Cowboys to draft Carl Lewis as a possible wide receiver?

2. Why didn't Wood and the other rowers row a stroke in the 1980 summer Olympics?

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

4. What questions did Biglow ask Parker when he called him before he returned to Cambridge?

5. Why was it difficult to televise rowing?

6. Why did a photo of John Biglow published in the "Yale Daily News" make Steve Kiesling a little uneasy?

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

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

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

10. What disability did teachers discover that Biglow had when he was in the seventh grade?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Athletes in sports other than rowing could make money through commercial endorsements and sponsorships. Discuss why sports were big business, and why rowing did not profit from the big business aspect of sports.

Essay Topic 2

Other oarsmen called Paul Enquist Paul "Zenquist". Discuss why Enquist was nicknamed Paul "Zenquist".

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book, discuss why perseverance was necessary to succeed in rowing.

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