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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 Belichick expect his players to do when he asks them what has gone wrong with a play?
2. How far in advance does Belichick prepare for press conferences?
3. On what position do the Patriots focus their defense in the 2001 Super Bowl?
4. How far over their salary cap are the Patriots when they hire Belichick as head coach?
5. What is the score of Super Bowl XXXVI going into the half?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Adam Vinatieri's personality and why he is not considered a deciding factor in Patriots' games.
2. What is the Patriots' game plan and strategy going into the 2001 Super Bowl?
3. How, and when, does Tom Brady become the starting Quarterback for the New England Patriots?
4. Describe how Belichick's attitude towards football and work differs from, and is similar to, his attitude away from work.
5. Which new Quarterback do the Patriots draft in the 2000 Draft? How does this Quarterback perform?
6. What type of information does the author obtain about the Patriots, and how is he able to obtain this information?
7. How does the author obtain information about the Patriots?
8. What does Coach Belichick stress going into Super Bowl XXXVI and how does he emphasize this aspect?
9. Describe how the media perceives both the Patriots and the Rams going into the 2001 Super Bowl.
10. How does Super Bowl XXXVI begin?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Select a character other than Bill Belichick from the book. Write an essay in which you examine the importance of this character to the book and to the Patriots' story.
Essay Topic 2
One value that is explored in the book is that of perseverance with respect to Belichick and his team. Select another value that is found in the book and write an essay explaining how this value is presented and achieved in the book.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you consider how Belichick's granting Holley permission to write the book does or does not influence the final outcome of the book.
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