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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. How does Wooden feel about his family?

2. Wooden's talk about an American president suggests that Wooden has studied what subject?

3. How does Wooden feel about his players who went on to do something else than become professional ball players?

4. What does Wooden say his father read to the family regularly?

5. Wooden believes every person who wants to succeed must be willing to pay what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe John and Nellie Wooden's marriage.

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

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

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

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

6. How does Wooden describe his parents?

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

8. What is Wooden's caution when it comes to finding your "bliss"?

9. Why does Wooden call himself a "realistic optimist"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the building blocks of Wooden's pyramid and answer these questions about it:

1. Where does the building block fit into Wooden's pyramid?

2. How does Wooden persuade the reader to agree with him about his views regarding this building block?

3. In what way has Wooden shown that he demonstrates this building block?

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

What are three ways that Wooden tries to empower the reader of "Wooden" to try to be his or her best? (Example: Wooden uses Abraham Lincoln's life as a tool to motivate readers to become more like Lincoln.)

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