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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Doug McIntosh was at UCLA on a make good scholarship. What does this mean?

2. Which player replaced the player who was removed by Coach Wooden from the championship game?

3. What prevented Wooden from fulfilling his position in the South Pacific?

4. After the war, what was difficult for Coach Wooden's family to find in South Bend?

5. Who first noticed Wooden's "good luck charm"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Coach Wooden's team his first year at Indiana State University.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Explain Coach Wooden's duties and pay when he got his first high-school coaching job in Dayton.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When people have to make a decision, a good way to think it through is by making a "pros and cons" list. Coach Wooden had an important decision to make between playing professional basketball or staying a coach. He decided to stay a coach because he loves to teach.

Write as if you were Coach Wooden making this decision. Writing about the pros and cons of choosing professional basketball and the pros and cons of staying a coach. As a conclusion write why you think Coach made the right or wrong decision based on the pros and cons lists.

Essay Topic 2

Coach Wooden discusses the theme of race many times, especially during the years that Kareem Abdul Jabbar played on his team.

Part 1) Write about some of the specific stories Coach shares in the book concerning race.

Part 2) Write about how Coach deals with racial issues from the public about his team.

Essay Topic 3

Coach Wooden takes about how the coach/player relationship becomes like a father/son relationship. Compare and contrast the relationship between a coach and a player and a father and son. Give examples from the book.

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