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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. After the war, where was the race that Cunningham stroked that set a record time for a twelve-boat regatta?

2. How tall was Enquist?

3. What was Jim Dietz's father's job?

4. After college, where did Enquist work for a few months?

5. How long did the record that Cunningham and his crew set for a twelve-boat regatta stand?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Tony Johnson help Lewis and Enquist at Ithaca?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What did Biglow like about being in the Olympic camp?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, discuss Biglow's desire to achieve and how that affected the way that he lived his life.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why Bouscaren, Biglow, Lewis, and Wood had different feelings about rowing after the Olympics, and why each man did or did not decide to continue rowing.

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