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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, when does O'Dowd play De La Salle High School in an exhibition game?
(a) November 30, 2014.
(b) November 9, 2014.
(c) November 18, 2014.
(d) November 24, 2014.

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

3. In 1988 when the Dragon do to the state tournament, how many times have the Dragons played in the tournament before?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rules does Naismith create for basketball?

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

3. What college did Globetrotter Marcus Haynes play for?

4. In 1988, why does the shot Coach Lou made during the tournament game not count?

5. When did the NBA change their name when they merged with the National Basketball League (NBL)?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was basketball developed over the years?

2. In the early days of basketball when there were no leagues at the national level, how did some teams take on ethnic themes to draw crowds to their games?

3. How has Gene felt about sports since he was a little kid?

4. What did Gene start doing after he finished college?

5. What does Gene learn about Ivan from a Sports Stars of Tomorrow video on YouTube?

6. Why is Brian Shaw used as an example to show that Coach Phelps might have favored his white players over his Black players?

7. What does Gene do rather than go to the game the Dragons play against the Bishop Gorman Gaels?

8. How did the game of basketball catch on?

9. How does Gene find his next story?

10. Why did the Dragons lose the tournament game Coach Lou's junior year in high school?

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