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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. Where was Gary Reid from?

2. How much did Frank Cunningham weigh when he returned to Harvard after the war?

3. 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?

4. When did Enquist graduate from college?

5. Who did Wood row with on the Sunday of the finals?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Lewis decide about his and Enquist's chances at the Olympics after viewing videotapes of Lucerne and last year's world championships?

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

7. What advice did Dietz give Wood after rowing together in their first practice in the double?

8. Why would the repechage at the Olympics be rowed all-out in a way usually reserved for a final?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The eastern and western rowing coaches had different coaching styles. Discuss the coaching styles of the eastern and western coaches, and why Biglow felt caught between the two styles of coaching.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast how Wood and Bouscaren dealt with their disappointment when they did not make the Olympic rowing team.

Essay Topic 3

After the training camp ended and the final selections for the Olympic games were made, Parker felt that he had made some mistakes. Discuss the mistakes that Parker believed he made during the training camp.

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