English- Friday Night Lights Chapters 1 & 2

Who drives a pickup truck and likes listening to Bon Jovi?

Jerrod Mcdougal

Which character had a knee injury and wants to go back to playing?

Boobie Miles

Who has lots of nerves, good grades, and is unsure about college plans?

Mike Winchell

Which player vomits before games?

Ivory Christian

Which character wants to go to Harvard and is the number one student at Permian?

Brian Chavez

What is the chant that the Permian fans have adapted as their motto?

Mojo

Which player causes Boobie to become upset for doing well during the Midland Lee game?

Chris Comer

Where does Boobie say he wants to quit?

In the locker room

Which coach helps to calm Boobie down and keep him from quitting?

Coach (Nate) Hearne

Which character has problems and concerns about safety due to his position?

Coach Gaines

Did one of the Coaches use a slur when speaking about Boobie?

Yes

Why does the Odessa community find football so important?

They don’t have much else to cheer for, so to speak, due to the decline in the local oil industry they need the pick-me-up and something to make the town more “fun”

Is school important to the majority of the Permian players?

No

Which two players are mainly/directly affected by the decline in the oil industry?

Boobie Miles and Jerrod Mcdougal

What is more important to the people of Odessa and can be shown through the books in their library: Football or their town history?

Football, due to the large amounts of books, records, and pictures that are in the town’s library compared to their town history book, which is described as thin

What are a few problems within the town?

Race, economy, and high crime rate

What is Odessa called in multiple sources?

The worst town in America (to live)

What does the author compare the watermelon feed to?

A beauty contest

Are teacher lenient to students on the football team when it comes to school/grades?

Yes, they often get excused if they have games

Who was Shawn Crow?

He was a star player for Permian before he got injured. He was going to college (presumably to play football) but didn’t go after his injury because his grades weren’t up to par, nor did they think he would recover enough to play

Who is Ross Perot?

He tried to reform the education in Odessa and pointed out the amount of time and money the town was spending on football