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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Wooden born?
(a) New York City, New York.
(b) Hall, Indiana.
(c) Los Angeles, California.
(d) Martinsville, Indiana.

2. The poems Wooden adds to "Wooden" achieve what goal?
(a) They tell the reader what's coming next.
(b) They serve no particular purpose.
(c) They illustrate his thoughts.
(d) They give the reader a break.

3. What does Wooden say his father read to the family regularly?
(a) The newspaper.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The comics.
(d) The sports section.

4. Which people in Wooden's life influence his decisions?
(a) His mentors.
(b) Strangers he would talk to.
(c) His roommates.
(d) The parents of players.

5. Wooden's father tells him to see each day as what?
(a) Something that will soon be gone.
(b) Something to get over with.
(c) Something undeserved.
(d) Something special.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps John Wooden write "Wooden"?

2. Wooden suggests that people shouldn't focus on their what?

3. What does Wooden quote throughout "Wooden"?

4. Wooden loves what sport, though it isn't the prime drive of his life?

5. How does Wooden want his players and kids to think of him?

(see the answer key)

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