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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. Why didn't Wooden go overseas while in the military?

2. Why did Coach Wooden remove Walt Hazzard from several games?

3. Who did Wooden replace as coach at Indiana State?

4. What does Wooden say that many coaches and players develop during their career?

5. Who encouraged Coach Wooden to wait until after college to marry Nellie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Coach Wooden and Nellie have enough money for the wedding they had planned?

2. Describe Keith Erickson.

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

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

5. 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?

6. Did Fred Slaughter respect Coach Wooden?

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

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

9. Describe Coach Wooden and Nellie's wedding.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several occasions in the book where Coach Wooden discusses removing players from a game or practice for different reasons.

Part 1) Compare the different occasions and reasons. How are they similar? How are they different?

Part 2) Do you think Coach was right or wrong in each of these occasions. Why?

Part 3) Do Coach's decisions make the players better players? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Coach Wooden had two sides to his coaching. One side is practical, such as instructing the students in how to put on socks, the other side is mental, such as teaching them to not show emotion if they win or lose. Write about both sides of Coach Wooden's coaching using specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

In the book, the theme of unity on a team is repeated several times.

Part 1) Write about how Coach Wooden would build unity on his teams. Use specific examples from the book.

Part 2) Write about the benefits of learning unity and what other areas of life the lesson of unity can be applied to.

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