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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. How did Nellie and Wooden celebrate after their wedding ceremony?

2. Where did Coach Wooden spot future guard Gail Goodrich playing basketball?

3. What other sport did high-school player Eddie play that Coach Wooden mistakenly thought was a better fit for him?

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

5. Why did Coach Wooden get upset with his high-school basketball coach, Glenn Curtis?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Did Fred Slaughter respect Coach Wooden?

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

9. Explain Coach Lambert's coaching philosophy.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Coach Wooden's father gave him a note for his elementary school graduation with advice about life. Coach Wooden said that he decided to live his life according to the advice in the note and kept it in his wallet his whole life. Choose several of the points in the note and write about how Coach Wooden applied each of the points to his life. Use specific examples from the book to support what you write.

Essay Topic 2

Coach Wooden says that a player that gives his all have self-control, composure, and endurance. Write as if you were coaching a team. Describe what type of team it would be and how you would apply each of these three attributes in your coaching.

Essay Topic 3

Coach Wooden discussed many people that were good at recruiting for UCLA.

Write about the different people who Coach thought were good at recruiting and why.

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