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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year of Coach Wooden's college coaching experience, did his team win their conference title?
(a) His second year.
(b) His first year.
(c) His fifth year.
(d) His third year.

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

4. Wooden learned that students who do what, can get free tuition?
(a) Have at least a B average.
(b) Play on the basketball team.
(c) Make the dean's list.
(d) Have parents who are alumni.

5. At his first high-school coaching job, what was Coach Wooden's salary?
(a) $1,800 per year.
(b) $1,500 per year.
(c) $2,200 per year.
(d) $5,000 per year.

6. What became known as Wooden's "good luck piece" during games at Purdue?
(a) A necklace from his mother.
(b) A key tied to his shoe.
(c) A picture of Nellie in his pocket.
(d) Socks with green trim.

7. In what year did Coach Wooden's UCLA team win the NCAA championship game?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1966.

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

9. 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 whistled at her.
(c) He winked at her.
(d) He waved at her with his rolled up program.

10. In what year did Wooden start college?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1935.

11. Who was the talented leader of the UCLA team's defense?
(a) Fred Slaughter.
(b) Kenny Washington.
(c) Doug McIntosh.
(d) Keith Erickson.

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

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

14. Where did Coach Wooden meet his future wife, Nellie?
(a) At a high-school basketball game.
(b) At his summer job.
(c) At church.
(d) At a summer carnival.

15. How did Nellie and Wooden celebrate after their wedding ceremony?
(a) They went to dinner and a concert.
(b) They went to an expensive hotel.
(c) They moved into their apartment.
(d) They went to dinner and dancing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many of the players on Wooden's first college team has also been what?

2. Besides coaching at the high-school level, what class did Coach Wooden teach?

3. Before his senior year, who was Wooden recruited by?

4. How did Coach Wooden deal with players who stood up to him?

5. When the Wooden family moved to Martinsville, what did Coach Wooden's father do for a living?

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