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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Coach Wooden remove Walt Hazzard from several games?
(a) Because he did not get along with the other players.
(b) Because he yelled at the referees.
(c) Because he made too many fouls.
(d) Because he showed off on the court.

2. Why did Nellie and Coach Wooden break up several times during high school?
(a) They argued a lot.
(b) She wanted to go out dancing and he couldn't.
(c) His friends did not like her.
(d) Her father did not like him.

3. Doug McIntosh was at UCLA on a make good scholarship. What does this mean?
(a) If he misses practice, he loses the scholarship.
(b) If he doesn't play basketball well, he loses the scholarship.
(c) If his grades are low, he loses the scholarship.
(d) If he breaks curfew, he loses the scholarship.

4. Where did Coach Wooden meet his future wife, Nellie?
(a) At a high-school basketball game.
(b) At a summer carnival.
(c) At church.
(d) At his summer job.

5. As a child, what did Coach Wooden stuff with rags to make a ball?
(a) Strips of cloth left over from his mom's sewing.
(b) His father's old shirt.
(c) His mother's hosiery.
(d) His brother's overalls.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who encouraged Coach Wooden to wait until after college to marry Nellie?

2. What signal did Coach Wooden give to Nellie before each game when he was a coach?

3. When Coach Wooden describes himself and Nellie, what does he say?

4. In Chapter 1, who did Coach Wooden remove from the championship game because he was having an off night?

5. When the Wooden family moved to Martinsville, what did Coach Wooden's father do for a living?

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