WorksheetsFriday Night Lights CH 5: Black and White
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
True or false: In the town of Odessa, many citizens had no problem using the "N" word.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The book describes a strict division between whites and blacks in the town. What was the current "wall" that divided the town?
a)
an actual stone wall
b)
train tracks
c)
a row of houses
3.
What pronoun did many whites often use when referring to blacks?
a)
"N" word
b)
him
c)
her
d)
they
4.
While federal law required all schools in the country to desegregate in the late 1950's, at what point did Odessa truly desegregate its schools?
a)
same time
b)
1960's
c)
1970's
d)
1980's
5.
There are several instances in this chapter where the reader hears whites speaking about how things were okay in Odessa until they were forced into desegregating their schools. Where does this hatred come from?
a)
fear of the unknown
b)
being raised this way
c)
both of the above
d)
neither of the above
6.
Two prominent black men were spoken about in this chapter: Willie Hammond and Laurence Hurd. What eventually happened to both of them?
a)
They were very successful in town.
b)
They were run out of town.
c)
They were arrested and put in jail.
7.
During the 1970's, there were three high schools in Odessa. What was admittedly the biggest reason the people didn't want to desegregate?
a)
It would destroy the football program.
b)
They weren't sure how to do it fairly.
c)
They had no one to lead the desegregation movement.
d)
They were afraid it would affect their academics.
8.
True or false: Laurence Hurd, a minister in Odessa in the late 70's, had a criminal past.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
An African American parent, Dorothy Jackson, stood up during a board meeting and said which of the following?
a)
"We demand to have equal rights" (Bissinger 102).
b)
"We deserve to be treated equally, just like you" (Bissinger 102).
c)
"Please don't be afraid of us. We're very much like you" (Bissinger 102).
d)
"We want our own school back" (Bissinger 102).
10.
What was the solution to desegregating Odessa's schools?
a)
creating different boundary lines so students would be assigned a different school
b)
closing Ector High School
c)
closing Permian High School
d)
letting students attend the school of their choi
11.
Even after desegregation at Permian, it was still a __________________ institution.
a)
white
b)
mixed
c)
black
d)
hispanic
12.
Nate Hearne, "the only black coach at Permian in 1988" (Bissinger 107), said that he feels blacks fit in perfectly as part of society there.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
The only time the whites in town ever interacted with the blacks and felt they were Mojos was
a)
on the Southside.
b)
during football.
c)
all the time in town.
d)
after desegregation.
14.
For the blacks at Permian during the writing of this book, it seems as if their education is not equal to whites.
a)
True
b)
False
100 %
