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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. How long does Arinze Chidom go in before he gets taken out in the De La Salle game?
(a) 3 minutes 21 seconds.
(b) 2 minutes 19 seconds.
(c) 5 minutes 18 seconds.
(d) 4 minutes 3 seconds.

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

3. How many times was Earvin "Magic" Johnson a NBA champion?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Gene's last graphic novel published in the Prologue?

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

3. During the 1948 game between the Globetrotters and the Lakers, what did Marques Haynes fracture during the game?

4. How tall was the shortest Harlem Globetrotter Marques Haynes?

5. What does Gene show that he usually hurt when playing basketball?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the 1946-47 season, why were Blacks in the National Basketball League (NBL), removed from teams in the league?

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

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

4. How were the first games of basketball played?

5. Who created the game of basketball and when?

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

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

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

9. How did Coach Lou get interested in basketball?

10. How did Zip Gayles react when Marques Haynes got creative during a basketball game?

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