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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 & 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Coach Wooden get upset with his high-school basketball coach, Glenn Curtis?
(a) He thought Coach Curtis was disrespectful to the players.
(b) He didn't agree with Coach Curtis' game philosophy.
(c) He didn't like the way Coach Curtis ran practice.
(d) He felt like Coach Curtis didn't give his brother a chance.

2. After the war, what was difficult for Coach Wooden's family to find in South Bend?
(a) Affordable housing.
(b) Kind neighbors.
(c) Adequate schools.
(d) A job for Nellie.

3. In Coach's favorite poem, "They Ask Me Why I Teach," what was the answer to the author's question?
(a) Where else could I help children learn?
(b) Where else could I influence young people?
(c) Where else could I find more splendid company?
(d) Where else could I spend so much time with children.

4. As a child, what did Coach Wooden stuff with rags to make a ball?
(a) His mother's hosiery.
(b) Strips of cloth left over from his mom's sewing.
(c) His brother's overalls.
(d) His father's old shirt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What made team forward Keith Erickson very upset during games?

2. One of Wooden's favorite quotes says, "do not let what you can't do interfere with...?

3. What signal did Coach Wooden give to Nellie before each high-school game?

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

5. Where was freshman player Kenny Washington from?

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