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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. According to coach, when are 90% of basketball games won?

2. Who did Coach Wooden not discuss as one of the most influential people in his life?

3. How many titles did the team win while Kareem was a player?

4. What did Coach Wooden say about new comer Sidney Wicks the first year he played?

5. According to Coach Wooden, what is it possible for a player to gain?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the bad habit Coach Wooden had.

2. Why did Coach Wooden take his team to the NAIA tournament his second year of coaching when he did not take them his first year?

3. What was Coach Wooden's advice to his team concerning the outcome of a game?

4. How does Coach Wooden define success?

5. Explain the comparison Coach talked about between players and doves.

6. Who was Lewis Alcindor and why was he important to the team?

7. Explain Coach Wooden's haircut rule.

8. Why did Coach Wooden want to leave UCLA, and why did he decide to stay?

9. How did Jabbar's teammates feel about him?

10. According to Chapter 14, what was important to the Wooden Family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several times in They Call Me Coach, Coach Wooden discusses events in his childhood and teenager years, as well as how these events influence his life.

Part 1) Discuss how positive events in someone's childhood can influence them both positively and negatively.

Part 2) Discuss how negative events in someone's childhood can influence them both positively and negatively.

As you write each part, use examples from Coach's childhood and/or teenage years to explain your point.

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 describes one of the most gratifying moment of his career as being when a reporter asks one of his player about racial issues on the team and the players responds by saying, "Coach doesn't see color."

Part 1) Explain what the player meant by this statement.

Part 2) Give specific examples from the book that prove this statement to be true.

Part 3) Write why you think Coach referred to this as one of the most gratifying moments of his career.

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