The Blind Side

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which player is most credited with creating a need for someone of Michael’s talents and size in the left tackle position?

A) Tom Lemming

B) Joe Theismann

C) Lawrence Taylor

D) Hugh Freeze

2. What was unique about Tom Lemming’s recruitment style?

A) He was the first to recruit on a national scale.

B) His recruitment style was regional.

C) He interviewed players and based his scoring on their character.

D) He recruited players by watching videos.

3. How does the author of the book emphasize the role of fate in Michael’s life?

A) He reinforces the important role Leigh Anne plays in Michael’s life.

B) He describes the close relationships Michael fosters to achieve success.

C) He promotes the role of charity in helping others.

D) He highlights coincidences that propel Michael on his path to success.

4. How would Lewis describe poverty?

A) As linear

B) As cyclical

C) As temporary

D) As permanent

5. How can Lewis’s analysis of Nature Versus Nurture be applied to football?

A) The difference between the players’ personas on and off the field

B) The preparation off the field in comparison to what happens on the field

C) The difference between talent and strategy

D)  The natural talent of the team compared with the acquired talent in practice

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