Friday Night Lights

Where does this book take place?

• Midland, Texas

• Philadelphia, Penn.

• Odessa, Texas

• Houston, Texas

The town of Odessa relied exclusively on what industry?

• Steele

• Oil

• Farming

• Coal

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

• 1988

• 1990

• 1985

• 1998

Who is the Narrator in Friday Night Lights?

• Mike Winchell

• Charlie Billingsly

• Don BIllingsly

• H.G Bissinger

How might your understanding of the relationship between Charlie and Don be different if the word “through” was replaced with “for” in the last sentence of paragraph three (p. 84)?

• It would create more of a loving bond between the two

• It wouldn't change the meaning between the two

• It would create a brotherly bond between the two

The following analysis would best represent which main idea?

Joe Bill, Mike’s brother, tells Bissinger that Mike is “that kind of kid, quiet, loyal, unfailingly steady” and Bissinger reports, “Typically, he [Mike] didn’t worry about himself. He worried about his grandmother,”

• Expectation of children

• Identity

• Expectation of others

• Expectations of self

What can you infer about what Don represents to Charlie Billingsley, based on what Charlie sees on the field? (pg.79)

• A challenger to his fame

• A mistake from his youth

• A son playing a meaningless sport

• A version of his former self

What effect did the death of his father (Billy Winchell) have on Mike Winchell?

• He starts to lose confidence

• He has a mental breakdown

• He gives up baseball

• He moves out of Odessa

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

• Small town America

• Texas high school football

• Family relationship

• Oil

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