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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Coach Lou remember that when he took Ivan home a few times his freshman year that they could not get to his block?
(a) Gangs were in the street.
(b) There was a riot.
(c) There was construction.
(d) The police had it blocked off.

2. By what time did every NBA team have at least a few Black players?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1950s.

3. How tall was the shortest Harlem Globetrotter Marques Haynes?
(a) 6 feet 2 inches.
(b) 6 feet 1 inch.
(c) 5 feet 11 inches.
(d) 6 feet.

4. What is the final score when the Dragons lose to the Monteverde Eagles?
(a) 48-57.
(b) 69-81.
(c) 32-48.
(d) 64-78.

5. In Chapter 9, where does the O'Dowd team fly to play a game?
(a) Springfield, Missouri.
(b) Cleveland, Ohio.
(c) Chicago, Illinois.
(d) Denver, Colorado.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Prologue, how long does Gene say that it took to finish his last graphic novel?

2. When were iron hoops with cord nets used for baskets for basketball?

3. When did the Harlem Globetrotters play the Minneapolis Lakers?

4. What did Coach Lou weigh when he was a junior in high school?

5. Who paid for Mikan's funeral when his family had fallen on hard times?

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