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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What incident caused Coach Wooden to refer to the coach/player relationship as a father/son relationship?
(a) Pulling a star player out of the championship game.
(b) Kicking a player off the team for having a bad attitude.
(c) Taking an injured player to the hospital.
(d) Watching his team lose the championship game.

2. Wooden was told to report to the U.S.S. Franklin in the South Pacific to serve in what position?
(a) Deck hand.
(b) Cook.
(c) Fitness officer.
(d) Special operations.

3. When Coach Wooden was a child, what was his first basketball hoop made out of?
(a) An old tire.
(b) A hallowed out piece of wood.
(c) A bucket.
(d) A tomato basket.

4. 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 felt like Coach Curtis didn't give his brother a chance.
(d) He didn't like the way Coach Curtis ran practice.

5. Where would Coach have stayed if it were up to him?
(a) South Bend.
(b) Purdue.
(c) Dayton.
(d) Martinsville.

6. In what year did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, drawing the US into World War II?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1941.

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 1, who did Coach Wooden remove from the championship game because he was having an off night?
(a) Jack Hirsch.
(b) Walt Hazzard.
(c) Doug McIntosh.
(d) Fred Slaughter.

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

12. Doug McIntosh was at UCLA on a make good scholarship. What does this mean?
(a) If his grades are low, he loses the scholarship.
(b) If he breaks curfew, he loses the scholarship.
(c) If he misses practice, he loses the scholarship.
(d) If he doesn't play basketball well, he loses the scholarship.

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

14. What rank was Coach Wooden called to serve at once he enlisted?
(a) Petty officer.
(b) Corporal.
(c) Lieutenant.
(d) Commander.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Wooden start college?

2. How did Nellie and Wooden celebrate after their wedding ceremony?

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

4. Why did Coach Wooden's family move to Martinsville?

5. Wooden learned that students who do what, can get free tuition?

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