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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. Where is "competitive greatness" in Wooden's visual representation of success?
2. Wooden says that friendship is important even if you're not talking about being part of a what?
3. The way Wooden treats his players is similar to the way a man treats his what?
4. What two elements does Wooden say are the "mortar" keeping his physical representation of success together?
5. Wooden says that "team spirit" is something a person must be what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does winning come into place in Wooden's pyramid of success?
2. How does Wooden discuss his retirement from coaching during Part 3 of "Wooden"?
3. What three blocks are located between the first two blocks that Wooden describes when defining his pyramid of success? What do all five blocks make up?
4. What block is at the center of Wooden's pyramid of success? Why?
5. How does Wooden describe his tactical knowledge when it comes to basketball?
6. Why does Wooden place a high importance on being a coach/teacher in terms of the coach-player relationship?
7. Despite the fact that Wooden doesn't like all his players, how does he treat them?
8. Why does Wooden feel that parents shouldn't necessarily be concerned that their children aren't getting high grades?
9. What elements make up the "mortar" of Wooden's pyramid of success? Why does he choose these elements?
10. Wooden uses Abraham Lincoln to illustrate which of the four blocks that are at the second level of his pyramid of success? Why?
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
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 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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