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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. 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?

2. Who did Wood think long and hard about inviting to his engagement party?

3. How low did Lewis and Enquist get their time for five-hundred-meter sprints?

4. Who did Lewis and Enquist compete against in the first Olympic heat?

5. What did Lewis's cousin Mitch usually wear?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Parker sometimes protect certain oarsmen whose skills he was confident of from the savagery of the seat?

3. Why did Parker believe that he should have canceled participation in the Lucerne races?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did Biglow and Most get an opportunity to row in a regatta in the East?

10. Why didn't Biglow watch videotapes of the final of the single scull?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Because of the competitive nature of rowing, there were many conflicts between rowers. Discuss events that caused conflict in the book, whether the conflict was resolved, and how the conflict affected various individuals.

Essay Topic 2

Lewis created his own training devices and used some inventive methods to improve his rowing. Discuss why he created his own training devices and what some of these inventive methods and creative training devices were that he used to improve his rowing.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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