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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Coach Wooden was a child, what was his first basketball hoop made out of?
(a) A tomato basket.
(b) A bucket.
(c) A hallowed out piece of wood.
(d) An old tire.

2. What other sport did Fred Slaughter play at UCLA?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Track.
(d) Football.

3. What does Coach Wooden say a coach often feels about his players?
(a) He feels like they are too time consuming.
(b) He feels like they are prideful.
(c) He feels like they are the number one priority.
(d) He feels like they are family.

4. When Coach Wooden describes himself and Nellie, what does he say?
(a) She likes outdoor activities, and he likes to stay inside.
(b) She is full of personality and he is shy.
(c) She is shy, and he is talkative.
(d) She is loud and he is quiet.

5. In Chapter 1, who did Coach Wooden remove from the championship game because he was having an off night?
(a) Doug McIntosh.
(b) Fred Slaughter.
(c) Walt Hazzard.
(d) Jack Hirsch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Coach Wooden refer to as a "team leader"?

2. Doug McIntosh was at UCLA on a make good scholarship. What does this mean?

3. When the Wooden family moved to Martinsville, what did Coach Wooden's father do for a living?

4. When Walt Hazzard played in a game, he liked to stand out by doing which of the following?

5. Where was freshman player Kenny Washington from?

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