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

2. Where did Coach Wooden spot future guard Gail Goodrich playing basketball?
(a) At another college.
(b) At a high-school basketball game.
(c) Outside the dorm at UCLA.
(d) Outside his apartment complex.

3. Who encouraged Coach Wooden to wait until after college to marry Nellie?
(a) Nellie's mother.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His coach.

4. What made Coach Wooden want to enlist in the military?
(a) His father's legacy.
(b) He had lost his coaching job.
(c) Ther Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
(d) Nellie's insistence that the pay was good.

5. Where was freshman player Kenny Washington from?
(a) Florida.
(b) New York.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Alabama.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Coach Wooden meet his future wife, Nellie?

2. In what year did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, drawing the US into World War II?

3. What caused Wooden to return to his high-school basketball team after he walked off the team?

4. What does Coach Wooden say a coach often feels about his players?

5. What other sport did Fred Slaughter play at UCLA?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain what happened between Coach Wooden and one of his South Bend students named Eddie.

4. Why didn't Coach Wooden and Nellie have enough money for the wedding they had planned?

5. Describe Wooden's relationship with his high-school coach Glenn Curtis.

6. Describe Coach Wooden and Nellie's relationship throughout their high-school years.

7. In Chapter 8, Coach Wooden says that coaches can sometimes be subconsciously influenced by their players. What does he mean by this?

8. In Chapter 1, Coach Wooden removes Walt Hazzard from several games for showing off. Why is showing off a negative thing?

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

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

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