Wilma Rudolph

Which supports the idea that Wilma Rudolph was very determined?

• She liked to play basketball often.

• She had many brothers and sisters.

• She learned to walk after having polio.

• She wore a metal brace on her leg.

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Which event happened FIRST?

• Wilma tried out for the track team.

• Wilma joined the basketball team.

• Wilma ran in her first Olympics.

• Wilma entered college

According to the passage, what did little Wilma have to wear on her leg?

• a large cast

• a heavy strap

• a metal brace

• one special shoe

What was her birth order?

• 15

• 20

• 25

• 5

Wilma refused to participate in a parade honoring her because African American's could not attend.

• True

• False

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In what year did Wilma win a medal?

• 1960

• 1945

• 1965

• 1957

How many medals did Wilma win running in a single olympics?

• One 
• Six
• Three
• Two

From what college did the track coach that noticed Wilma attend?

• Columbia International University

• Winthrop University

• Duke University

• Tennessee State University

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How many children did Wilma eventually have of her own?

• 2

• 4

• 3

• 22

How did Wilma die?

• Lung cancer

• Brain cancer

• Hit by a bus

• Old age

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