Characters
Which player has a heart condition?
Cager
What type of figurative language is this quote?
“Little guard plays like he’s a giant.” page 13
Metaphor
What type of conflict is this quote?
“On the floor, on the walls –words scrawled in blood.”
Man v. Society
What did the teams saw when they walked into the hotel room?
they saw animal blood on the walls
"Haskins exhort the Benjamin girls team playing the defending state champs"
what does exhort mean?
encouraging someone or something
Who is the coach of the team Texas Western?
Don Haskens
What type of figurative language is this quote?
“That ain’t basketball. All that fancy jumping like monkeys." Page 43
Simile
What type of conflict is this quote?
“The official tells Haskins to back off, but he steps up threatening.”
Man v. Man
What do the crowds do when they walked into the arena?
they boo them
"Haskin lies writhing, clasping his arm"
what does writhing mean?
someone or something squirming
Wich player is from new Mexico
Baudion
What type of figurative language is this quote?
“I’ll roll the dice on you Bobby Joe.” Page 41
Idiom
What type of conflict is quote?
“My whole life I’ve though of nothin’ but winnin’. And I got these boys winni’ alright. But – it is for them – this whole thing? Or is it just for me?” pg. 58
A: Man v. Self
What did Mary wanted to talk about?
About the hate letter Haskins got
"Mary stands with her baby as Guadalupe, a domestic from Juarez"
what does domestic mean?
running of a home or to family relations
Whose nickname is big daddy-D
Dave Latten
What type of figurative language is this quote?
“That guy has nerves of steel.” Page 37
Hyperbole
What type of conflict is this quote?
"Coach-I need a drink."
Man vs Nature
what did Bobby Joe revealed to Haskin
He got a girl pregnant
"Don watches the boy lift into the air and soar"
What does soar mean?
fly or rise in the air
What's is Haskens wife's name
Mary
What type of figurative language is this quote?
“But these grades ain’t pullin’ the truck up the hill.” Page 27
Personification
What type of conflict is this quote?
"Who cares about the rules? Rules are meant to be broken."
Man vs Society
What was the kind lady's name
Esther rupp
"Bobby Joe Hill, a black kid from Detroit with a fancy conk"
what does conk mean
(machine) break down