Friday Night Lights Quiz

Where does this book take place?

• Midland, Texas

• Philadelphia, Penn.

• Odessa, Texas

• Houston, Texas

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The town of Odessa relied exclusively on what industry?

• Steele

• Oil

• Farming

• Coal

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Permian’s football team was named after which animal?

• Lions

• Panthers

• Tigers

• Eagles

Which year does the author follow Permian’s team in?

• 1990

• 1988

• 1985

• 1998

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Mike Winchell started playing which sport as a child?

• Football

• Fishing

• Baseball

• Basketball

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Mike was ashamed to let people do what?

• Help him in football

• Help him in baseball

• Enter his home

• Talk about his father

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Charlie Billingsley had a scholarship to which university?

• University of Texas

• Texas A and M

• University of Oklahoma

• Permian

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How does his description of the Permian Panthers’ football stadium (in the preface) contrast with the way Bissinger characterizes the rest of the town?

• It matches the rest of the town

• The stadium seems to be alive in comparison

• The town is exciting like the stadium

• The stadium seems depressing

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Which of the following is NOT a character the narrator is following in the story?

• Mike Winchel

• Charlie Bilingsly

• H.G. Bissinger

• Don Billingsly

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Bissinger sees his year in Odessa as a chance to learn not just about high school football but also...

• Small town America

• Family relationships

• Oil

• Baseball

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