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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, who on the O'Dowd team draws first blood during the game with De La Salle?
(a) Isaiah Thomas.
(b) Arinze Chidom.
(c) Mike Hauser.
(d) Paris Austin.

2. When did the Syracuse Nationals host the Tri-Cities Blackhawks?
(a) March 11, 1947.
(b) Feburary 12, 1947.
(c) March 1, 1947.
(d) February 24, 1947.

3. How long does the first conversation that Gene has with Couch Lou last?
(a) 60 minutes.
(b) Almost an hour.
(c) 90 minutes.
(d) About 45 minutes.

4. With how much time on the clock during the tournament game in 1988, did Coach Lou shoot?
(a) 3 seconds.
(b) 1 second.
(c) 4 seconds.
(d) 2 seconds.

5. What was Gene's nickname when he was in junior high?
(a) Noodles.
(b) Beanstalk.
(c) Spaghetti.
(d) Stick.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall was George Mikan, the Lakers' Center in 1948?

2. When Marcus Haynes played college basketball, during a game with whom did he reveal his ball-handling skills?

3. What was the first college that Coach Lou played for?

4. Where does Gene teach high school?

5. The year that the men's varsity basketball team made it to the California State Championship before Coach Lou played on the team, what was the final score when his team lost?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the game of basketball catch on?

2. How did Coach Lou change by his junior year?

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

4. How does Gene find his next story?

5. 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?

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

7. How are Ivan and Paris alike and unalike?

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

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

10. How did Felton "Zip" Gayles want his players to play basketball?

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