2. When did the NBA change their name when they merged with the National Basketball League (NBL)?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1949.

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

4. What college did Globetrotter Marcus Haynes play for?
(a) Xavier.
(b) Spelman.
(c) Howard.
(d) Langston.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With how much time on the clock during the tournament game in 1988, did Coach Lou shoot?

2. What was Gene's nickname when he was in junior high?

3. How long after Gene says in the Prologue that he published his last graphic novel does he still not have a new novel started?

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

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. 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?

2. How did the game of basketball catch on?

3. When the Dragons lose an exhibition game in Chapter 3, what conversation does Gene have with his wife?

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

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

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

7. Who created the game of basketball and when?

8. How are Ivan and Paris alike and unalike?

9. What did scientists have to say about Black athletes at the turn of the twentieth century?

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

(see the answer keys)

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