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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 did others say about Steve's relationship with his fans?

2. What was Steve's complaint about being out of college?

3. What bad nickname was given to Amateurism?

4. What did Steve do when he returned from his tests in January, 1975?

5. What did Europe mean to the American athletes of the 1970's?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did being an open athlete mean to Steve?

2. What kind of reception did Steve get when he arrived at the July Games in Stockholm?

3. What did Bill Dellinger say that Steve had that no runner in his time had?

4. How did Steve feel about being accused of not caring about women's track?

5. Why were the "Stop Pre" shirts created?

6. What was Steve's greatest drawback in Europe?

7. What did Bill Alvarado do to help Steve when he discovered the accident?

8. What was one of Steve's strongest traits?

9. What did Steve's job at Nike entail?

10. How did Steve's fans feel about him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss what Steve's opinion was before the 1972 Olympics.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Steve's opinion after the 1972 Olympics.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why Steve adopted Eugene as his hometown.

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