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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Mike Phelps, Coach Lou's coach during his high school years, become the men's varsity basketball coach at O'Dowd?

2. What was the score at halftime between the Dragons and the Gaels?

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

4. In Chapter 3, who on the O'Dowd team draws first blood during the game with De La Salle?

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. How does Gene find his next story?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the early twenty-first century, two players from China are recruited to play for the NBA in the U.S. From the way these players play in China, how does it appear that they will do when playing in the U.S.? How are appearances deceiving when it comes to the actual performance of these players?

Essay Topic 2

Scientists at the turn of the twentieth century did not believe Blacks were fit to be athletes. Why did scientists not believe Blacks were fit to be athletes? How did that view change? Was race an issue on the O’Dowd team or some of the teams they played?

Essay Topic 3

Illustrations can be just as important as or more important than the words in a novel. How are illustrations used in Dragon Hoops? Are the illustrations less important, as important, or more important than the words in the book?

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