STUDY QUESTIONS - MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ

1. The biggest rival the Permian Panthers face is

a. the Carter Cowboys.
b. Odessa High School.
c. Midland Lee.

2. Odessa is a town first established by

a. the Texas state legislature.
b. two gentlemen from Zanesville, Ohio.
c. oil boomers.........

........15. When Carter beats Permian by one point, the outcome is

a. a group of young men who realize it’s time to face their futures.
b. an appeal to the state that Carter should be ineligible.
c. a group of players who have lost their dream.

ANSWER KEY

1.) c

2.) b

3.) a

4.) a

5.) b

6.) c

7.) a

8.) b

9.) b

10.) a

11.) c

12.) a

13.) a

14.) c

15.) c

ESSAY TOPICS - BOOK REPORT IDEAS

1. Of the Odessa team preparing for the game against Midland Lee, the author writes that “the perfection of their equipment . . . the solemn ritual that was attached to almost everything, made them seem like boys going off to fight a war for the benefit of someone else, unwitting sacrifices to s atrange and powerful god.” In what ways might these players be viewed as unwitting sacrifices? How would you describe the strange and powerful god to whom they were being sacrificed?

2. What conclusions about Odessa might be drawn from the fact that the 235 page history of Permian football was........

........10. In what ways might the comments ten years later contribute to a fuller understanding of the role that high school football played in Odessa at the time of the book and today?

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