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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. Instead of individuals or positions, what does Coach Wooden suggest his team members be?

2. Why didn't Coach Wooden sell his ideas of success like many people urged him to do?

3. What major change did Coach Wooden make in his practices that improved the team's NCAA finals.?

4. In what year did Kareem Abdul-Jabbar announce he would play for UCLA?

5. Why were Kareem's teammates jealous of him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jabbar's teammates feel about him?

2. When did Coach Wooden do most of his talking with his players?

3. What kind of player was Sidney Wicks?

4. What was Coach Wooden's advice to his team concerning the outcome of a game?

5. In Chapter 17, Coach Wooden says, "failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." Explain what he means by this.

6. Explain the comparison Coach talked about between players and doves.

7. Explain Coach Wooden's haircut rule.

8. Why didn't Coach Wooden sell his Pyramid of Success for money?

9. What is something Coach Wooden says he will never do. Why do you think he says this?

10. According to Coach Wooden, what type of player was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Coach Wooden discusses the theme of race many times, especially during the years that Kareem Abdul Jabbar played on his team.

Part 1) Write about some of the specific stories Coach shares in the book concerning race.

Part 2) Write about how Coach deals with racial issues from the public about his team.

Essay Topic 2

Coach Wooden's father gave him a note for his elementary school graduation with advice about life. Coach Wooden said that he decided to live his life according to the advice in the note and kept it in his wallet his whole life. Choose several of the points in the note and write about how Coach Wooden applied each of the points to his life. Use specific examples from the book to support what you write.

Essay Topic 3

Coach Wooden left his coaching temporarily to enlist in WWII.

Part 1) Describe what event caused Coach Wooden to voluntarily enlist in the military.

Part 2) Based on what you know about Coach Wooden, write about what kind of solider you think he would have been. Use specific examples from the book that describe his personality and character traits.

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