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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Coach Wooden tell Kenny Washington when he catches Kenny crying because he is homesick?
(a) Shape up or ship out.
(b) Basketball players do not cry.
(c) It is okay to be homesick.
(d) Go call your mom.

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

3. Besides coaching at the high-school level, what class did Coach Wooden teach?
(a) Geography.
(b) English.
(c) Math.
(d) Science.

4. Where did Wooden go the morning after his wedding?
(a) To basketball practice.
(b) To look for a job.
(c) To help his coach recruit new players.
(d) To a basketball clinic.

5. How did Coach Wooden deal with players who stood up to him?
(a) He kicked the player off the team.
(b) He sent the player to his teammates.
(c) He tried to understand the player's point of view.
(d) He sent the player to the assistant coach.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Wooden save up money so he and Nellie could get married?

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

3. How did Wooden lose all the money he had saved?

4. Who loaned Wooden some money for his wedding?

5. In what year did Coach Wooden move back to Indiana?

(see the answer key)

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