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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Wooden save up money so he and Nellie could get married?
(a) He played pro basketball.
(b) He sold his car.
(c) He worked in the athletic department.
(d) He took extra shifts waiting tables.

2. What tournament did Coach Wooden dream of his players being in?
(a) The NCAA Championship.
(b) The Final Four.
(c) The Big Ten.
(d) The Big Five.

3. Before his senior year, who was Wooden recruited by?
(a) Harvard.
(b) US Military Academy at West Point.
(c) University of Indiana.
(d) UCLA.

4. What was Coach Wooden most surprised about when he began coaching at UCLA?
(a) How much money the assistant coaches received.
(b) How many great players he had.
(c) How horrible the team was.
(d) How big the fan base was.

5. What caused Wooden to return to his high-school basketball team after he walked off the team?
(a) Several conversations with his brother, Cat.
(b) Several conversations with Nellie.
(c) Several conversations with his father.
(d) Several conversations with Coach Curtis.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to coach, when are 90% of basketball games won?

2. What part-time job did Wooden have when he started college?

3. What tournament did Coach Wooden lead his ISU players to?

4. Why did Coach Wooden decide to stay at UCLA even after his contract expired?

5. What state did Kareem come from in order to play for UCLA?

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