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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1988 at the state tournament game, what is the score with seven seconds to go in the fourth quarter with the Dragons down?
(a) 61-67.
(b) 53-54.
(c) 50-56.
(d) 48-51.

2. How many Black players did the NBL sign at the beginning of the 1946-47 season?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

3. What number does Coach Lou wear during the state tournament game in 1988?
(a) 22.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 17.

4. What type of injury ended Coach Lou's basketball career?
(a) Spinal cord injury.
(b) Stress fracture in his right knee.
(c) Hamstring.
(d) Torn ACL.

5. In Chapter 3, when does O'Dowd play De La Salle High School in an exhibition game?
(a) November 18, 2014.
(b) November 24, 2014.
(c) November 30, 2014.
(d) November 9, 2014.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did scientists say that Blacks were not as fit for athletics as whites?

2. The year that the men's varsity basketball team made it to the California State Championship before Coach Lou played on the team, what was the final score when his team lost?

3. What was the score at halftime between the Dragons and the Gaels?

4. Where did Coach Lou's family live during his junior and senior year in high school?

5. What does Gene show that he usually hurt when playing basketball?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the Prologue, what does Gene share about his last graphic novel and starting a new one?

2. How does Gene find his next story?

3. What does Gene learn about Ivan from a Sports Stars of Tomorrow video on YouTube?

4. How were the first games of basketball played?

5. How are Ivan and Paris alike and unalike?

6. Why did the Dragons lose the tournament game Coach Lou's junior year in high school?

7. What philosophy did Coach Phelps follow when building a team, and how has Coach Lou built his basketball team?

8. How has Gene felt about sports since he was a little kid?

9. How did Zip Gayles react when Marques Haynes got creative during a basketball game?

10. After the 1946-47 season, why were Blacks in the National Basketball League (NBL), removed from teams in the league?

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