The Blind Side Quiz

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Quiz on The Blind Side Quiz, created by bergennigro7 on 21/11/2013.
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Question 1

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Why did Michael decide to go to Ole Miss?
Answer
  • It's the Tuohy's tradition to go to that school.
  • The scholarship option was better.
  • Ole Miss was the closest to home.

Question 2

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What was the signifigant impact Lawernce Taylor made to the NFL?
Answer
  • He was an amazing quarterback.
  • He changed the way the left tackle was thought of.
  • He was an amazing coach and took his team to the championships twice.

Question 3

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Who did Michael move in with giving him a stable home?
Answer
  • The Tuohy's
  • His tutor Sue
  • His football coach

Question 4

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What was holding back from getting in a college football scholarship?
Answer
  • He didn't have enough money.
  • He needed more experience in football.
  • He needed to get his grades up to graduate.

Question 5

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What was the main plot difference between the novel and the book?
Answer
  • Michael wasn't a good basketball player in the book, but was amazing in the movie.
  • The novel goes through his college years, but the movie ends after high school.
  • Michael never wins the state championships in the movie, but does in the novel.

Question 6

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What does Michael do when he picks a nose tackle off the ground?
Answer
  • He smacks the opponent right in the helmet.
  • He takes him all the way across the field.
  • He throws the opponent to the ground.

Question 7

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What are one of the things Michael's tutor says to persuade him to go to Ole Miss instead of Tennessee?
Answer
  • He would look bad in orange, Tennessee's color
  • There are dead bodies buried underneath the Tennessee's football field.
  • It's hard to find a good barbecue in Tennessee.
  • All of the above

Question 8

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What was the one category Michael got a high percentile in?
Answer
  • Protective insticts
  • math
  • History

Question 9

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Why wasn't Michael's mother taking care of him?
Answer
  • She died when Michael was young.
  • She left him at the doorstep of strangers when he was a baby.
  • She's a drug addict.

Question 10

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What was the author's main message in this novel?
Answer
  • There can be a great future for anyone.
  • There are nice people out there.
  • Football is the best sport to play.

Question 11

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Why did the author pick Tennessee as the setting of the novel?
Answer
  • There are great football teams there.
  • The southeast has more racists then many other places.
  • It's where all the rich people live.

Question 12

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What was one of the main characters that was in the book and not the movie?
Answer
  • Antonio
  • Sue
  • Sean Jr.

Question 13

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Why did the author make Michael shy?
Answer
  • The author wanted Michael to have a soft side, making him different from most big ghetto-raised teenagers.
  • The author wanted Michael to not show much emotion towards people.
  • The author wanted him to seem sad and lonely.

Question 14

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Throughout the whole book and movie, what is Leigh Anne Tuohy's main goal?
Answer
  • To learn how to play football
  • To get Michael to succeed in school and go to a great college
  • To find Michael's birth mother

Question 15

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What did they do a lot in the book but didn't do much of in the movie?
Answer
  • Explain Michael's past
  • Show Leigh Ann's relationship with Michael
  • Explained football history

Question 16

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What was something that Michael did in the book but not in the movie?
Answer
  • Study a lot
  • Play school Football
  • Play school Basketball

Question 17

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Who was the main antagonist the author tried to show in the novel?
Answer
  • Society
  • Football Coaches
  • Sean Tuohy

Question 18

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In one word, how would you explain Sean Jr. and Michael's relationship?
Answer
  • Breakable
  • Loving
  • Controlling

Question 19

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Who was Sue?
Answer
  • The tutor
  • The house keeper
  • The teacher

Question 20

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How would you describe Leigh Ann Tuohy?
Answer
  • Aggressive
  • Bossy
  • Caring

Question 21

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What was Mr. Tuohy's job?
Answer
  • He was an attorney.
  • He owned many Taco Bells.
  • He was a private detective.

Question 22

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What were the two other colleges Michael was considering?
Answer
  • Tennessee and USC
  • Notre Dame and USC
  • Tennessee and Oregon State

Question 23

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What were the NCAA concerned about?
Answer
  • That the Tuohy's were abusing Michael.
  • That they adopted him just to force him to play for their favorite college football team.
  • That the Tuohy's were bribing coaches to have him play for their team.

Question 24

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What event DID NOT happen in the movie?
Answer
  • Michael's football team won the state championships.
  • Michael got a lawsuit for hitting a kid.
  • Michael got his driver's license.

Question 25

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Why did the author name the book The Blind Side? What does it represent?
Answer
  • It sounded cool and it doesn't represent anything.
  • It represents Michael's position in football and how his job is to protect the quarterback's blind side.
  • It represents Michael's struggle of being blind and having to deal with that struggle.

Question 26

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What scene do they have in the movie and not in the book?
Answer
  • Michael going to the laundromat.
  • Leigh Ann letting Michael sleep on their coach.
  • Michael getting a bedroom.

Question 27

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What was ironic about Michael's position on the field?
Answer
  • It was to protect the quarterback and the only subject Michael got a high score on was protective instincts.
  • Nothing.
  • It was the quarterback and that's the exact opposite position you would see a big, tall guy playing.

Question 28

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What made Michael different from the other football players?
Answer
  • He was the biggest but was one of the fastest runners.
  • He was super short but very strong.
  • He was super skinny but was amazing at blocking.
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