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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. Wooden has several brothers. What profession do they all choose?

2. What does Wooden believe is greater than failure?

3. What are the names of Wooden's parents?

4. Wooden thinks a person's goals should be difficult to achieve but not what?

5. What does Wooden believe will come if you try anything?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Wooden make his team members have the same hair cut and uniform?

3. How does Wooden use poetry in Part 2 of "Wooden" to show he loves his father?

4. How does Wooden approach each day?

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

6. How does Wooden describe his parents?

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

8. Why does Wooden believe you shouldn't compare yourself to someone else?

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

10. Describe Wooden's philosophy of "perfection."

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

Wooden's father (as well as his father's influence) appears directly and indirectly throughout the course of the book. Write down how Wooden's father influenced Wooden in any three of the following areas:

1. Wooden's philosophy of coaching/teaching.

2. Wooden's pyramid of success.

3. Wooden's relationship with his players.

4. Wooden's relationship with his wife.

5. Wooden's decision to leave UCLA.

Essay Topic 3

Given what you know about Wooden's character, what would he think about the following types of people? (Be as specific as possible, citing places in the text where Wooden discusses these issues.)

1. A basketball player who is naturally talented but doesn't give 100% versus a basketball player who is average but who always gives his/her all.

2. A teacher who demands that all students get "A" grades "or else" versus a teacher who allows students to get away without working at all and just gives them good grades.

3. A parent who is very lenient with his/her child versus a parent who is very strict with his/her child.

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