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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. What is Parcells' nickname?
2. What type of player takes a toll on the team?
3. What is the room called in which the coaches prepare for the actual player draft?
4. The author describes the 2002 Patriots as ___________.
5. After discussing the players following the 2002 season, what type of view does the author say that Belichick and his staff develop regarding the team?
Short Essay Questions
1. How many new players do the Patriots have in 2002, and how do these new players work out?
2. What makes the 2002 Patriots more "coachable" according to the text?
3. According to Tom Brady, how does the Patriots' 2002 season begin?
4. Describe the incident regarding pay with Lawyer Miller, and explain how it ends.
5. Where do coaches meet to prepare for the actual Player Draft, and how do they physically arrange player names in the room?
6. What parallel does Belichick note between the 2003 Panthers and the 2001 Patriots, and how does he feel about this parallel?
7. How honestly do players respond to interview questions during the draft process?
8. When the Patriots play the Cowboys in November, 2003, how long has it been since Belichick has been face-to-face with Bill Parcells? How does their meeting play out?
9. Describe how the Patriots prepare for their 2003 game against the Cowboys.
10. What factors does Belichick mention as reasons for losing against the Jets 30-17 in 2002?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Belichick adopts the policy of "supreme professionalism" with respect to managing the team. Write an essay exploring what this policy means and what impact it has on the Patriots' organization.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you explore the theme of motivation in the book. What are the most motivating factors? What about least motivating? What characters are most motivational? Least motivational?
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