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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. With whom did Lewis drive to Boston after being offered a spot by Parker in the finals?
(a) Enquist.
(b) Bouscaren.
(c) Wood.
(d) Dietz.

2. When Lewis and Enquist came to Princeton for the double race, by how many lengths did they win their heat?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

3. What type of drinks were featured in a commercial that ABC aired during the sculling race?
(a) 7-Up.
(b) Pepsi.
(c) Dr. Pepper.
(d) Coke.

4. How much did Frank Cunningham weigh when he returned to Harvard after the war?
(a) 165 pounds.
(b) 170 pounds.
(c) 180 pounds.
(d) 175 pounds.

5. Who did Lewis want to row a double with in the fall after the Olympics?
(a) Enquist.
(b) Wood.
(c) Bouscaren.
(d) Dietz.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Gary Reid from?

2. How long did the record that Cunningham and his crew set for a twelve-boat regatta stand?

3. How many oarsmen were invited to the team rowing camp?

4. When would there be an additional Olympic trial at Princeton for young men who had the right to challenge the camp boats?

5. When did Karl Adam, coach of the Ratzeburg oarsmen, become an influential figure in America?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Biglow glad that he chose Dartmouth Medical School?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What did Lewis decide about his and Enquist's chances at the Olympics after viewing videotapes of Lucerne and last year's world championships?

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

9. Why did Lewis nickname Altekruse's and Bouscaren's boat?

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

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