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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 say that discipline is?

2. Wooden teaches his players but he also does what?

3. How does Wooden feel punishment of players should be handled?

4. When Wooden retired, he told his team what?

5. Wooden says "being fair" doesn't mean what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the three priorities (in order of importance) Wooden feels every UCLA player should keep in mind?

2. How does Wooden end "Wooden"?

3. What are three ways that Wooden shows he cares about his players?

4. Why doesn't Wooden believe that a leader should motivate with fear of discipline?

5. What block is at the center of Wooden's pyramid of success? Why?

6. How do Wooden's beliefs regarding morality affect the way he's put his pyramid of success together?

7. Why does Wooden place a high importance on being a coach/teacher in terms of the coach-player relationship?

8. How does Wooden discuss his retirement from coaching during Part 3 of "Wooden"?

9. What elements make up the "mortar" of Wooden's pyramid of success? Why does he choose these elements?

10. What does Wooden stress about listening to what people say about you? What example does he give?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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."

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

Wooden tells the reader at the beginning of the book that he has a love for literature. How is his love for literature apparent at three different times during the text of "Wooden'? (Example: The use of poetry throughout "Wooden" shows that Wooden loves the written word and is familiar with many types of poems as well as authors.)

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