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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 does Wooden call himself?

2. How does Wooden feel about his players who became famous as opposed to his players who didn't become famous?

3. Wooden loves what sport, though it isn't the prime drive of his life?

4. What does Wooden believe will happen if you don't work as hard as you can toward a life goal?

5. Where was Wooden born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wooden believe can happen if a person focuses too much on success?

2. Why do Wooden's brothers all become teachers?

3. How does Wooden feel about the players who didn't become famous as opposed to the ones who did become famous?

4. Describe how Wooden feels about the concept of "role models"?

5. How does Wooden compare the Special Olympics to the regular Olympics?

6. How does Wooden feel about athletes taking money for endorsements?

7. Wooden believes that the media has made winning different. Why?

8. What is the basic focus of the beginning of the book "Wooden"?

9. For whom does Wooden show great respect during Part 1 of "Wooden"?

10. For Wooden, personal glory comes second to what?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

If we consider Wooden's pyramid of success to be the climax of his book, what would three "rising action" elements (those parts of the book leading up to the climax) be?

Essay Topic 2

What is the overall theme of the book "Wooden"? (In other words, what theme is the thread that holds the whole piece together?)

Essay Topic 3

Wooden doesn't come out and directly state everything; instead, he allows the reader to make some inferences. What can the reader infer about the following topics based on what's written throughout "Wooden"? Be specific in your answer.

1. Wooden's relationship with his children.

2. Wooden's relationship with Kareem Abdul-Jabar.

3. Wooden's personal library.

4. Wooden's method of writing "Wooden."

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