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

2. When Rehbein diee, what position does Belichick take over?

3. What type of information does the author receive about the Patriots?

4. Where does Robert Kraft go to work after graduating from Columbia University?

5. Bill Parcells leaves the Patriots before what Super Bowl?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Super Bowl XXXVI begin?

4. How does the author interact with the team during meetings?

5. What type of information does the author obtain about the Patriots, and how is he able to obtain this information?

6. Which new Quarterback do the Patriots draft in the 2000 Draft? How does this Quarterback perform?

7. Where was Belichick born and raised? Where has he worked?

8. Describe how the media perceives both the Patriots and the Rams going into the 2001 Super Bowl.

9. To what does Belichick attribute losing his first head coach interview in 1989, and what has he learned since regarding this deficiency?

10. Who is Scott Pioli and what do his job responsibilities include?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore leadership in the book. Which characters do you think represent the most leadership? Create your argument using evidence from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring how the relationship between Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft influences the success of the team, noting how other relationships either helped or hindered the development of the Patriots.

Essay Topic 3

Explore the focus on the mental side of the game of football within the book. Why does the author choose to focus on this? Do you consider this a main idea? Why or why not?

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