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

2. With how many minutes left in a game between the Syracuse Nationals and the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, did the ball get loose and Pop Gates and Chick Meehan went after it?
(a) 6 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 7 minutes.
(d) 4 minutes.

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

4. At the end of Chapter 5, what underclassman transfers to another school?
(a) Naseem Gaskin.
(b) Elijah Hardy.
(c) Je-quari Baggett.
(d) Weston Bell.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By what time did every NBA team have at least a few Black players?

2. After the first game of basketball, how much longer do the men ask to play?

3. How tall is Paris Austin?

4. When did the National Basketball Association (NBA) begin as the Basketball Association of America?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Coach Lou like when he was a freshman at O'Dowd?

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

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

4. How were the first games of basketball played?

5. How long has Coach Lou been coaching at O'Dowd, and how many times has he taken to the Dragons to State?

6. Why does Weston Bell quit the Dragons and transfer to another school?

7. In the Prologue, what does Gene share about his last graphic novel and starting a new one?

8. How was basketball developed over the years?

9. What do Coach Lou and Assistant Coach Tony Freccero say about Coach Phelps as a person?

10. What philosophy did Coach Phelps follow when building a team, and how has Coach Lou built his basketball team?

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