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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Coach Curtis.
(c) Several conversations with his father.
(d) Several conversations with Nellie.

2. After Coach Wooden's first high-school coaching job, where did he move for his second high-school coaching job?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Dayton.
(c) South Bend.
(d) Omaha.

3. When the Wooden family moved to Martinsville, what did Coach Wooden's father do for a living?
(a) He taught at Coach's school.
(b) He worked at a restaurant.
(c) He was a farmer.
(d) He gave massages.

4. Who first noticed Wooden's "good luck charm"?
(a) A recruiter.
(b) A sports reporter.
(c) Nellie.
(d) Coach Lambert.

5. Where was Wooden's first high-school coaching job?
(a) Springfield High School.
(b) South Bend High School.
(c) Martinsville High School.
(d) Dayton High School.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Wooden stay a coach when he could have earned much more money as a professional player?

3. Why did Coach Wooden choose UCLA as the second college to coach at?

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

5. Most of Coach Wooden's college players were what?

(see the answer key)

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