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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 type of organization is the Patriots franchise?

2. What position is Belichick given when Parcells leaves the Patriots?

3. How many interceptions does Drew Bledsoe throw in the December 8, 2002, game in Foxboro?

4. To what does Belichick attribute his losing his first head coach interview in 1989?

5. What team do the Patriots play on December 8, 2002, in Foxboro?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what does Belichick attribute losing his first head coach interview in 1989, and what has he learned since regarding this deficiency?

2. Which new Quarterback do the Patriots draft in the 2000 Draft? How does this Quarterback perform?

3. Who is Michael Holley and what does he propose to Bill Belichick in 2002?

4. How does the author obtain information about the Patriots?

5. When is Bill Belichick hired as Head Coach of the New England Patriots and in what shape is the team?

6. Who is Mike Martz and what is his philosophy about football?

7. What is the Patriots' game plan and strategy going into the 2001 Super Bowl?

8. About what do Kraft and Parcells disagree, resulting in Parcells' leaving the Patriots?

9. How does Super Bowl XXXVI begin?

10. Who is Scott Pioli and what do his job responsibilities include?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the focus on the mental side of the game of football within the book. Why does the author choose to focus on this? Do you consider this a main idea? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore the theme of motivation in the book. What are the most motivating factors? What about least motivating? What characters are most motivational? Least motivational?

Essay Topic 3

Why is so much emphasis placed on the Super Bowl in the book? Write an essay in which you examine this question.

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