Friday Night Lights Ch. 8 Quiz

How many years has it been since Odessa beat Permian?

• 10

• 13

• 23

• 35

Who says, "I'm just living for the day that Odessa High beats Permian...I'm gonna get out of this town, but not before that happens."

• School Superintendent Hayes

• School Board member Vickie Gomez

• Odessa High School Principal Starnes

• Senator Ross Perot

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What theme is present in this statement? "Some kids don't like to play football, and the Spanish-Mexicans are one of them."

• Perseverance

• Stereotypes

• Academics vs. Athletics

• Priorities

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What was suggested to the school board as a way to achieve better racial balance in the schools?

• Prevent Mexican immigration

• Promote soccer rather than football at Odessa

• Combine the schools into one

• Change the boundaries

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True or False: Odessa High School's academic accomplishments are just as poor as its athletic ones.

• True

• False

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"The strange zigs and zags of the boundary line resulted" in what?

• Permian getting more blacks than Odessa

• Only kids who lived in the trailer park going to Odessa High

• Less access to quality teachers for Odessa High

• Fewer students going to Odessa High

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What is the Odessa High School mascot?

• Bears

• Bronchos

• Bulls

• Badgers

Which player is Bissinger describing? "He was sprung by a block from ... who hit defenders with such savage impact that he drove them back three or four or five yards and then, as a final humiliation, swatted at them like a bear trying to paw a fish."

• Don Billingsley

• Jerrod McDougall

• Brian Chavez

• Patrick Brown

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Which team wins the game?

• Odessa

• Permian

What fear do the white people in Odessa have about the Hispanics?

• That they will take over the town

• That they will outperform their children academically

• That they will ruin the oil industry

• That they will work harder than the black people on the football team

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