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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 stroke had Lewis and Enquist wanted to maintain in the first Olympic heat?

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

3. At what point did Lewis and Enquist pull up even with the team leading the final on Sunday?

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

5. Where did Enquist go to college?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

When the names were drawn for the semifinals for the Olympic trials, there were mixed reactions to the draw. Discuss the draw for the semifinals and the reactions to the draw.

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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