What is on the west side of the city?
Power Memorial Academy
Who was sent there?
Lew Alcindor
At what age?
13
Who sent him?
his parents
Does he have many siblings?
no
Why not?
he's an only child
Is the school large?
no
Who watched after him while he was there?
Coach Jack Donohue,
Is he a good coach?
yes
In which sport?
basketball
Did Alcindor have small feet?
no
What size are they?
ize 16 D shoes
Is he 7 feet tall?
when he was 15 years old and nearly 7 feet tall, so probably taller now
What candy was he eating?
a lolly
How would he warm up at first?
leaping lay-ups
Where did he try to get away?
A subway
Who was he evading?
photographers
Were they stalking him?
The coach had ordered Lew to talk no journalist
What animal was he compared to?
an easily-frightened giraffe
Where is the school located?
Manhattan's West Side.