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Tom Jordan
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Pre: The Story of America's Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who traveled with Steve in Europe in the summers after Munich?
(a) Mike Mann.
(b) George Mann.
(c) Ralph Mann.
(d) John Mann.

2. Where did Steve live when he got back to the Olympics?
(a) By himself.
(b) With his parents.
(c) With Bill Dellinger.
(d) With Pat Tyson.

3. What did Steve choose as his college major?
(a) Journalism.
(b) Marketing.
(c) Broadcast Communications.
(d) Sales.

4. What activity did Steve enjoy in the summer?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Acting.

5. Why did the Olympics require races to be ran as meters instead of miles?
(a) Because it made for a shorter race.
(b) Because it tested the runners endurance.
(c) Because it made for a longer race.
(d) Because most of the world ran meters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Steve place at the state level at the end of his first high school running season?

2. What role did Steve try to play to the other runners on his high school team?

3. Where did Steve grow up?

4. What did Steve say he could have done if he hadn't raced the 1500 the night before in Norway?

5. What year were track races changed from miles to meters?

Short Essay Questions

1. In 8th grade what was Steve's reaction to watching the high school cross country team?

2. What was the difference to Steve between running on the road and running on track?

3. What changed Steve's attitude about running?

4. What caused Steve not to meet his running goals for his first season?

5. How did Steve feel about the adulation he received from the public?

6. Why did Steve say that training was grim?

7. How did Steve do at the Oregon Twilight meet of 1973?

8. How did Steve feel leading up to the Olympic Trials?

9. How did Steve go about breaking other runners when he was racing against them?

10. How did Steve feel when he lost races?

(see the answer keys)

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