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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Coach Lou weigh when he was a junior in high school?
(a) 145 lbs.
(b) 135 lbs.
(c) 150 lbs.
(d) 140 lbs.

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

3. How many points did Wilt Chamberlain score in a single game?
(a) 100.
(b) 70.
(c) 90.
(d) 80.

4. When did Coach Lou come to O'Dowd as a coach?
(a) 1997.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2004.
(d) 1999.

5. How tall was George Mikan, the Lakers' Center in 1948?
(a) 6 feet 10 inches.
(b) 6 feet 8 inches.
(c) 6 feet 5 inches.
(d) 6 fee 2 inches.

6. When did Mike Phelps, Coach Lou's coach during his high school years, become the men's varsity basketball coach at O'Dowd?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1981.

7. How large of a crowd assembled to watch the Harlem Globetrotters play the Minneapolis Lakers in 1948?
(a) 22,000.
(b) 26,000.
(c) 16,000.
(d) 18,000.

8. What was the final score when the Harlem Globetrotters beat the Lakers in 1948?
(a) 59-61.
(b) 75-73.
(c) 63-60.
(d) 70-68.

9. What does Gene do instead of attending the game the Dragons play with the Gaels?
(a) Watch a movie with his family.
(b) Clean up his yard.
(c) Do some repairs around the house.
(d) Take his family to the zoo.

10. How tall is Ivan Rabb?
(a) 6 feet 1 inch.
(b) 6 feet 10 inches.
(c) 5 feet 11 1/2 inches.
(d) 5 feet 11 inches.

11. In 1988 at the state tournament game, what is the score with seven seconds to go in the fourth quarter with the Dragons down?
(a) 53-54.
(b) 61-67.
(c) 48-51.
(d) 50-56.

12. What college did Globetrotter Marcus Haynes play for?
(a) Spelman.
(b) Howard.
(c) Xavier.
(d) Langston.

13. When did scientists say that Blacks were not as fit for athletics as whites?
(a) 1880s.
(b) Turn of the 20th century.
(c) Late 19th century.
(d) 1890s.

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

15. What is the score in the De La Salle game when De La Salle surges ahead in the second period and Alex Zhao is put into play?
(a) 21-25.
(b) 20-24.
(c) 18-21.
(d) 19-23.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how long has Gene lived in Oakland and never really noticed how popular basketball is?

2. At the end of Chapter 3, what does Coach Lou say Jeev's grade point average is?

3. How long does Arinze Chidom go in before he gets taken out in the De La Salle game?

4. Where were the Harlem Globetrotters from?

5. In the Prologue when Gene considers taking to Couch Lou, how long does he put off talking to him?

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