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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 & 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Because of an incident between Coach Wooden and his brother as children, what did he vow never to do?
(a) Lie.
(b) Get into a fight.
(c) Hurt someone's feelings.
(d) Swear.

3. After Coach Wooden's first high-school coaching job, where did he move for his second high-school coaching job?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Omaha.
(c) South Bend.
(d) Dayton.

4. Who eventually became principal and superintendent of Martinsville Schools?
(a) Cat Wooden.
(b) Coach Wooden.
(c) Nellie Wooden.
(d) Coach Curtis.

5. During many games, Coach Wooden told Jack Hirsch to stop acting like a what?
(a) Child.
(b) Star.
(c) Bully.
(d) Show-off.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who loaned Wooden some money for his wedding?

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

3. In Coach's favorite poem, "They Ask Me Why I Teach," what was the answer to the author's question?

4. What moment does Coach Wooden refer to as "the peak" of his career?

5. What did Coach Wooden's brother do to him as a child that make him very angry?

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