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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. Who makes the only score in the third quarter of Super Bowl XXXVI?

2. Super Bowl XXXVI begins with the Rams returning the opening kick ________ yards.

3. To what team is Drew Bledsoe traded at the end of the 2001 season?

4. How does Belichick treat those staff members who had worked with him at the Giants?

5. What position is Belichick given when Parcells leaves the Patriots?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Belichick do to combat what he considers to be "just bad football" at the beginning of the Patriots' 2002 season?

2. Describe how the December 8, 2002, game against the Buffalo Bills plays out.

3. How, and when, does Tom Brady become the starting Quarterback for the New England Patriots?

4. Between whom does a conversation take place on the plane back from Super Bowl XXXVI and what is discussed?

5. Describe Belichick's attitude about feedback from his staff, and how he has developed this attitude.

6. What are the problems facing Belichick when he is hired as Head Coach of the New England Patriots?

7. How does Super Bowl XXXVI begin?

8. What is the Patriots' game plan and strategy going into the 2001 Super Bowl?

9. When is Bill Belichick hired as Head Coach of the New England Patriots and in what shape is the team?

10. What type of football background does Kraft have and where does he work after graduating college?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring how the Draft functions in terms of building. How is this building reflected in the Patriots?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you consider how Belichick's granting Holley permission to write the book does or does not influence the final outcome of the book.

Essay Topic 3

One value that is explored in the book is that of perseverance with respect to Belichick and his team. Select another value that is found in the book and write an essay explaining how this value is presented and achieved in the book.

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