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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Coach Wooden's high-school coach prohibit his players from doing during basketball season?
(a) Getting a job.
(b) Missing practice.
(c) Failing a class.
(d) Dating.

2. What did Coach Wooden's brother do to him as a child that make him very angry?
(a) Punched him in the stomach.
(b) Flipped manure on him.
(c) Pushed him in the pond.
(d) Locked him in the barn.

3. What signal did Coach Wooden give to Nellie before each game when he was a coach?
(a) He introduced her to the crowd.
(b) He waved at her with his rolled up program.
(c) He winked at her.
(d) He whistled at her.

4. Who does Coach Wooden refer to as a "team leader"?
(a) Walt Hazzard.
(b) Willie Haulls.
(c) Gail Goodrich.
(d) Fred Slaughter.

5. What did Coach Wooden always carry in his wallet?
(a) A note from his dad.
(b) A picture of his wife.
(c) His player's names.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who encouraged Coach Wooden to wait until after college to marry Nellie?

2. Coach Wooden's father told his to "drink deeply from good books, especially ..."

3. What did Coach Wooden tell Kenny Washington when he catches Kenny crying because he is homesick?

4. When Walt Hazzard played in a game, he liked to stand out by doing which of the following?

5. Doug McIntosh was at UCLA on a make good scholarship. What does this mean?

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