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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 & 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Nellie and Coach Wooden break up several times during high school?
(a) She wanted to go out dancing and he couldn't.
(b) Her father did not like him.
(c) They argued a lot.
(d) His friends did not like her.

2. How did Doug McIntosh feel when Coach Wooden pulled him from the championship game?
(a) He was happy because the team won.
(b) He was angry because he didn't get to play.
(c) He was mad at his fellow teammates.
(d) He was depressed because his family came to watch him.

3. Who was the talented leader of the UCLA team's defense?
(a) Kenny Washington.
(b) Keith Erickson.
(c) Fred Slaughter.
(d) Doug McIntosh.

4. After Wooden and Nellie got married, how much money a week did Wooden make working with Coach Curtis?
(a) $250.
(b) $25.
(c) $500.
(d) $100.

5. What took Wooden away from his home in 1943?
(a) A family crisis.
(b) Another job.
(c) World War II.
(d) An offer to play professional basketball.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other sport did Fred Slaughter play at UCLA?

2. When Coach Wooden describes himself and Nellie, what does he say?

3. What coaching concept applied by Coach Curtis did Coach Wooden disagree with?

4. Where did Wooden attend college?

5. As a child, what did Coach Wooden stuff with rags to make a ball?

(see the answer key)

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