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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Coach Wooden's father told his to "drink deeply from good books, especially ..."
(a) His college textbooks.
(b) The bible.
(c) His basketball play book.
(d) The dictionary,

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

3. Why did Coach Wooden's family move to Martinsville?
(a) Because Coach Wooden wanted to play at a different high school.
(b) Because Coach Wooden's dad got a new job.
(c) Because they lost their farm.
(d) Because they found a bigger farm.

4. During many games, Coach Wooden told Jack Hirsch to stop acting like a what?
(a) Child.
(b) Star.
(c) Bully.
(d) Show-off.

5. What other sport did high-school player Eddie play that Coach Wooden mistakenly thought was a better fit for him?
(a) Football.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Track.
(d) Baseball.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, who did Coach Wooden remove from the championship game because he was having an off night?

2. What made Coach Wooden want to enlist in the military?

3. Where did Coach Wooden spot future guard Gail Goodrich playing basketball?

4. How did Doug McIntosh feel when Coach Wooden pulled him from the championship game?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how did Coach Wooden react when he saw Kenny Washington crying in the locker room due to homesickness? Do you think his reaction was right?

2. Explain how Coach Wooden earned money while in college.

3. In Chapter 1, did Coach Wooden made the right decision by pulling Fred Slaughter from the championship game?

4. What caused Coach Wooden to enlist in the military?

5. Why didn't Coach Wooden seek a career as a professional basketball player?

6. What caused Coach Wooden to take his first college teaching position?

7. How did Coach Wooden feel about money?

8. How did Coach Wooden come to have a "good luck charm"?

9. In Chapter 1, Coach Wooden says that Jack Hirsch was a bully, but he later realized Jack was lacking in confidence. Why do people who lack confidence sometimes bully?

10. Describe the incident in Chapter 2 between Coach Wooden and his brother and the impact it had on Coach.

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