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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. What words did Lewis write on a three-foot inflatable shark that he gave Enquist?

2. How many of the years before the Olympic trials had Wood spent rowing by himself?

3. How many seconds was Biglow behind Mills with five hundred meters to go?

4. 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?

5. Which team went out early and took a commanding lead when Lewis and Enquist raced the final on Sunday?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why was the row that Wood and Pat Walter rowed an odd row?

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

Harry Parker offered Lewis a spot as the eighth man in a quad. Using the arguments that Lewis used, argue whether he should or should not have accepted the position.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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