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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 tournament did Coach Wooden lead his ISU players to?

2. Why did Coach Wooden try to get out of his contract with UCLA?

3. When Kareem joined the team, what was Coach Wooden working towards?

4. When did Coach Wooden start searching for his own definition of success?

5. Coach Wooden says that failure is not what?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Coach Wooden, what type of player was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

2. Why didn't Coach Wooden ask his players to give 110%?

3. How does Coach Wooden define success?

4. Why did Coach Wooden want to leave UCLA, and why did he decide to stay?

5. What was Coach Wooden's advice to his team concerning the outcome of a game?

6. Explain the comparison Coach talked about between players and doves.

7. Why did Coach Wooden take his team to the NAIA tournament his second year of coaching when he did not take them his first year?

8. How did Coach Wooden's religion influence his coaching?

9. List some of the people who influenced Coach Wooden's life, according to Chapter 16.

10. Why didn't Coach Wooden sell his Pyramid of Success for money?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Coach Wooden says that his wife Nellie is one of his biggest inspirations. Use specific examples from the book to write about what why Coach and Nellie have a strong marriage. Describe specific instances when Nellie offered Coach inspiration.

Essay Topic 2

Coach Wooden had two sides to his coaching. One side is practical, such as instructing the students in how to put on socks, the other side is mental, such as teaching them to not show emotion if they win or lose. Write about both sides of Coach Wooden's coaching using specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Coach Wooden discusses talent, fame, and conceit. He describes how each one of these can be a part of a player's life.

Part 1) Write about talent. Where does it come from? What is the responsibility of someone with their talent?

Part 2) Write about fame. Where does it come from? What types of things do famous people deal with?

Part 3) Write about conceit. What causes conceit? How can it damage a person? How can conceit be controlled or changed?

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