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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 Webster's dictionary word definition does Wooden disagree with?

2. How many times has Wooden been married?

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

4. Not all of Wooden's players become what?

5. Wooden says you can't do what like someone else?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Wooden think happens to a person who becomes "infected" by success?

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

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

6. Why does Wooden want his players to want to please him rather than wanting them to be afraid of disappointing him?

7. Why does Wooden think working toward a goal should be a first concern for someone who wants to be successful?

8. How does Wooden use poetry throughout "Wooden"?

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

10. Why does Wooden run his basketball team like he runs his household?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose three places in "Wooden" where John Wooden uses real people to illustrate his points. How does the person's character, experiences, and/or reputation support what Wooden is trying to explain to the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Abraham Lincoln is referenced several times during "Wooden." When and why does Wooden choose to use Abraham Lincoln to make his points? What are those points?

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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