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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. Why did Nellie and Coach Wooden break up several times during high school?
2. What made team forward Keith Erickson very upset during games?
3. Why did Coach Wooden reject an offer to play at the NAIA tournament in Kansas City?
4. When Coach Wooden describes himself and Nellie, what does he say?
5. How did Nellie and Wooden celebrate after their wedding ceremony?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Keith Erickson.
2. Explain Coach Wooden's duties and pay when he got his first high-school coaching job in Dayton.
3. Why didn't Coach Wooden seek a career as a professional basketball player?
4. In Chapter 1, Coach Wooden says that Jack Hirsch was a bully, but he later realized Jack was lacking in confidence. Why do people who lack confidence sometimes bully?
5. What is the meaning of this quote by Coach Wooden, "the true athlete should have character, not be a character"?
6. Describe how Coach Wooden learned to play basketball as a child.
7. Explain what happened between Coach Wooden and one of his South Bend students named Eddie.
8. Describe Wooden's relationship with his high-school coach Glenn Curtis.
9. Explain Coach Lambert's coaching philosophy.
10. Did Fred Slaughter respect Coach Wooden?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Coach Wooden discussed many people that were good at recruiting for UCLA.
Write about the different people who Coach thought were good at recruiting and why.
Essay Topic 2
In the book, the theme of unity on a team is repeated several times.
Part 1) Write about how Coach Wooden would build unity on his teams. Use specific examples from the book.
Part 2) Write about the benefits of learning unity and what other areas of life the lesson of unity can be applied to.
Essay Topic 3
Coach Wooden had specific rules for both practices and games.
Part 1) Discuss how Coach Wooden ran practices including specific rules.
Part 2) Discuss how Coach ran games including specific rules.
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