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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a child, what did Coach Wooden stuff with rags to make a ball?

2. Who eventually became principal and superintendent of Martinsville Schools?

3. Why did Coach Wooden remove Walt Hazzard from several games?

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

5. During many games, Coach Wooden told Jack Hirsch to stop acting like a what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused Coach Wooden to take his first college teaching position?

2. Describe how Coach Wooden learned to play basketball as a child.

3. Explain the offer Coach Wooden received between his junior and senior year at Purdue, including the outcome.

4. In Chapter 1, Coach Wooden says that Jack Hirsch was a bully, but he later realized Jack was lacking in confidence. Why do people who lack confidence sometimes bully?

5. Describe Wooden's relationship with his high-school coach Glenn Curtis.

6. Why didn't Coach Wooden remain a high-school basketball coach?

7. How did Coach Wooden feel about money?

8. Explain Coach Lambert's coaching philosophy.

9. Discuss some of the advice Coach Wooden's father gave him in his elementary graduation letter.

10. Describe Coach Wooden's team his first year at Indiana State University.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Coach Wooden left his coaching temporarily to enlist in WWII.

Part 1) Describe what event caused Coach Wooden to voluntarily enlist in the military.

Part 2) Based on what you know about Coach Wooden, write about what kind of solider you think he would have been. Use specific examples from the book that describe his personality and character traits.

Essay Topic 2

Coach Wooden's father gave him a note for his elementary school graduation with advice about life. Coach Wooden said that he decided to live his life according to the advice in the note and kept it in his wallet his whole life. Choose several of the points in the note and write about how Coach Wooden applied each of the points to his life. Use specific examples from the book to support what you write.

Essay Topic 3

Coach Wooden discussed many people that were good at recruiting for UCLA.

Write about the different people who Coach thought were good at recruiting and why.

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