Definitions
The state of how things really are?
Reality
How did Gatsby die?
He was shot
Colin compared the NFL combine draft to what?
Slavery
Why does Bissinger begin the chapter with a story about the civil war?
The civil war is in relation to the game, of how it should go. Bissinger thought it was the proper parallels.
How the narrative is presented to the reader, listener or viewer?
Narrative Structure
What is Jay Gatsby’s real name?
James Gatz
In Episode 1 of Colin says the first step to making any football team is the…?
Tryout
What is the moral of the story that the coach tells the players?
That loyalty and the brotherhood you should behold.
Disappointment in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one has believed
Disillusioned
After the party, what does Tom suggest is Gatsby’s occupation?
A Bootlegger
In the NFL, over 70% of athletes are black and yet the prototypical quarterback is what race?
White
What is the “Mason-Dixon line”?
The “Mason-Dixon line” is the boundary line separating the two schools.
The subject or talk, a piece of writing, a person’s thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic?
Theme
To which character is Nick most sympathetic to?
Jordan
When Colin had cornrows he was told he had to cut them off if he wanted to be a part of the baseball team.
True or False?
True
What is the importance of the Permian-Odessa football game?
Permian and Odessa are huge football rivals. It was a class of values between the nouveau riche east side of town and the older, humblerwest, between white and Hispanic, between rich and poor, between the suburban-style mal and the decrepit, decaying downtown.
An unfulfilled generation coming to maturity during a period of instabilities?
The Lost Generation
Why did Gatsby expect Daisy to leave her husband for him?
Money
While Kaepernick was a quarterback in the NFL, he protested against police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem and people called him unpatriotic, un-American, disrespectful, they said it was an attack on the country, fans burned his jerseys and the NFL banned him from the league and he never played again.
True or False?
True
How did the desegregation of Odessa schools affect Odessa High?
It creates a sense of lower status and how they feel every time they lose. It is between the nouveau riche east side of town and the older, humbler west. Between white and Hispanic, between rich and poor...