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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Gene teach high school?
(a) Oregon.
(b) Nevada.
(c) California.
(d) Washington.

2. What was the first college that Coach Lou played for?
(a) Arizona.
(b) UCLA.
(c) Houston.
(d) Purdue.

3. What number does Coach Lou wear during the state tournament game in 1988?
(a) 17.
(b) 10.
(c) 22.
(d) 15.

4. What is the final score when the Dragons lose the De La Salle game?
(a) 70-76.
(b) 62-68.
(c) 69-74.
(d) 66-70.

5. What are the Bishop Gorman Gaels ranked in the U.S.?
(a) 2nd.
(b) 5th.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 4th.

6. In the Prologue when Gene considers taking to Couch Lou, how long does he put off talking to him?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 6 weeks.

7. During the 1948 game between the Globetrotters and the Lakers, what did Marques Haynes fracture during the game?
(a) Ankle.
(b) Shoulder.
(c) Vertebrae.
(d) Wrist.

8. In 1988 during the state tournament game, what is the score at half time with the Dragons ahead?
(a) 40-24.
(b) 43-31.
(c) 24-16.
(d) 32-18.

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

10. When did the National Basketball Association (NBA) begin as the Basketball Association of America?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1946.

11. What middle school did Ivan and Paris go to?
(a) Bret Harte.
(b) West Oakland.
(c) Montera.
(d) Roosevelt.

12. In the Prologue, how long does Gene say that it took to finish his last graphic novel?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 5 years.

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

14. How tall is Paris Austin?
(a) 6 feet 2 inches.
(b) 5 feet 10 inches.
(c) 5 feet 11 inches.
(d) 6 feet 3 inches.

15. When was Gene's last graphic novel published in the Prologue?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2013.
(c) 2012.
(d) 2011.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Coach Lou come to O'Dowd as a coach?

2. When was dribbling first used in basketball competition?

3. How long does the first conversation that Gene has with Couch Lou last?

4. In Chapter 3, who on the O'Dowd team draws first blood during the game with De La Salle?

5. At the end of Chapter 5, what underclassman transfers to another school?

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