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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. Wooden feels that people can never reach what state?

2. Wooden says you can't do what like someone else?

3. Where was Wooden born?

4. Wooden seems to have a lot of respect for whom?

5. Who does Wooden believe had a better definition of success than the one in Webster's dictionary?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Wooden approach each day?

2. Describe Wooden's philosophy of "perfection."

3. For Wooden, "success" isn't defined by money or fame. How is it described?

4. How does Wooden use poetry throughout "Wooden"?

5. Why does Wooden believe you shouldn't compare yourself to someone else?

6. What does Wooden think happens to a person who becomes "infected" by success?

7. How does Wooden describe his parents?

8. Why does Wooden run his basketball team like he runs his household?

9. Why does Wooden make his team members have the same hair cut and uniform?

10. How does Wooden compare the Special Olympics to the regular Olympics?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are numerous "tones" that Wooden uses throughout "Wooden." What tone would you attribute to each of these topics and why?

1. The Special Olympics.

2. The regular Olympics.

3. Joshua Wooden.

4. Nellie Wooden.

5. Success.

6. Abraham Lincoln.

7. The Bible.

8. Literature and poetry.

Essay Topic 2

Choose three places in "Wooden" where John Wooden uses real people to illustrate his points. How does the person's character, experiences, and/or reputation support what Wooden is trying to explain to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

In "Wooden," Wooden uses many different anecdotes to prove his points. Choose one of those anecdotes and answer the following questions about it:

1. What is the anecdote?

2. What theory/idea does the anecdote support?

3. How do you know this anecdote is being used in this manner? (In other words, what clues can you get from the text?)

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