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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. When was an engagement party held to honor Wood and Aserlind?

2. Who did Lewis want to row a double with in the fall after the Olympics?

3. What elective course did Biglow take at Dartmouth?

4. What did Lewis drive during the time that he and Enquist were practicing the double in 1983?

5. How many weeks of training did Bouscaren and Altekruse lose when they raced at Lucerne?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What personal disappointment was Harry Parker fighting during team camp?

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

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

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

8. What did Wood do after the Olympics?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Parker was troubled by the coaching he had given Lewis. Discuss how Parker coached Lewis and why he was troubled by the coaching he gave Lewis.

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

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.

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