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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. Why did Coach Wooden reject an offer to play at the NAIA tournament in Kansas City?
(a) He would not be allowed to use his own playbook.
(b) He would not be allowed to bring his whole team.
(c) He would not be allowed to bring a black player.
(d) He would not be allowed to chaperon the team in the dorms.

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

3. How did Wooden supplement his income?
(a) By waiting tables on the weekend.
(b) By selling sports stories to the local newspaper.
(c) By playing pro basketball on the weekends.
(d) By running basketball training camps in the summer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who loaned Wooden some money for his wedding?

2. Coach Lambert also taught Coach Wooden to play his own game and let the opponents what?

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

4. Where did Wooden go the morning after his wedding?

5. In what year of Coach Wooden's college coaching experience, did his team win their conference title?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Explain Coach Lambert's coaching philosophy.

4. In Chapter 2, where did Coach meet Nellie and why did he like her?

5. Did Fred Slaughter respect Coach Wooden?

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

7. 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?

8. What basketball rule caused Nellie and Coach Wooden to break up several times? Was this a good rule?

9. Once enlisted in the military, what stopped Coach Wooden from serving overseas?

10. Why didn't Coach Wooden remain a high-school basketball coach?

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