View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prevented Wooden from fulfilling his position in the South Pacific?
(a) A broken arm.
(b) An appendectomy.
(c) Nellie's sickness.
(d) A new assignment.

2. 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 like the way Coach Curtis ran practice.
(c) He felt like Coach Curtis didn't give his brother a chance.
(d) He didn't agree with Coach Curtis' game philosophy.

3. What moment does Coach Wooden refer to as "the peak" of his career?
(a) A conversation he has with Fred Slaughter after a game.
(b) Receiving his job at UCLA.
(c) Making it to the NCAA championship game for the first time.
(d) Watching Walt Hazzard score the winning basket at a champanionship game.

4. Who does Coach Wooden refer to as a "team leader"?
(a) Fred Slaughter.
(b) Willie Haulls.
(c) Walt Hazzard.
(d) Gail Goodrich.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Coach Wooden, Coach Lambert coached based on what?

2. In what year did Wooden start college?

3. Where did Wooden attend college?

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

5. What did Coach Wooden's high-school coach prohibit his players from doing during basketball season?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Keith Erickson.

5. 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?

6. How did Coach Wooden feel about money?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 828 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample