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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. Before his senior year, who was Wooden recruited by?
(a) US Military Academy at West Point.
(b) University of Indiana.
(c) UCLA.
(d) Harvard.

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

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

4. What did Coach Wooden tell Kenny Washington when he catches Kenny crying because he is homesick?
(a) Go call your mom.
(b) It is okay to be homesick.
(c) Basketball players do not cry.
(d) Shape up or ship out.

5. When Coach Wooden describes himself and Nellie, what does he say?
(a) She is full of personality and he is shy.
(b) She is shy, and he is talkative.
(c) She likes outdoor activities, and he likes to stay inside.
(d) She is loud and he is quiet.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Because of an incident between Coach Wooden and his brother as children, what did he vow never to do?

4. Who does Coach Wooden refer to as a "team leader"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Coach Wooden and Nellie's wedding.

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

3. Describe how Coach Wooden learned to play basketball as a child.

4. Explain the offer Coach Wooden received between his junior and senior year at Purdue, including the outcome.

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

6. How did Coach Wooden feel about money?

7. Discuss some of the advice Coach Wooden's father gave him in his elementary graduation letter.

8. Explain Coach Lambert's coaching philosophy.

9. What is the meaning of this quote by Coach Wooden, "the true athlete should have character, not be a character"?

10. Did Fred Slaughter respect Coach Wooden?

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