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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other sport did high-school player Eddie play that Coach Wooden mistakenly thought was a better fit for him?
(a) Track.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Football.

2. Who encouraged Coach Wooden to wait until after college to marry Nellie?
(a) Nellie's mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His coach.
(d) His mother.

3. How did Wooden save up money so he and Nellie could get married?
(a) He worked in the athletic department.
(b) He sold his car.
(c) He took extra shifts waiting tables.
(d) He played pro basketball.

4. Veterans who wanted to go to college after the war could go at the military's expense. This was called the what?
(a) Education for Veterans Bill.
(b) G.I. Bill
(c) Military College Act.
(d) Veteran College Bill.

5. How did Nellie and Wooden celebrate after their wedding ceremony?
(a) They went to dinner and a concert.
(b) They went to an expensive hotel.
(c) They went to dinner and dancing.
(d) They moved into their apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Coach Wooden describes himself and Nellie, what does he say?

2. After Coach Wooden's first high-school coaching job, where did he move for his second high-school coaching job?

3. After Wooden and Nellie got married, how much money a week did Wooden make working with Coach Curtis?

4. Who loaned Wooden some money for his wedding?

5. In what year of Coach Wooden's college coaching experience, did his team win their conference title?

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