McFarland, USA Study Guide

McFarland, USA Study Guide What made Coach White leave his job in Idaho? - he threw a shoe at one of his players, causing injury, and verbally abused his team On their first night in McFarland, the White family goes out to dinner at a restaurant called "Tacos El Cazador." What do they end up ordering? - tacos; tounge, beed, head, and pork Why does the family feel nervous when the guy in the low rider cars come through the center of town? Who does the family think they are? - they whistle at Julie; they think they're a gang Why did Jim take the job in McFarland? - they need the money; only offer he could get How doe Jamie and Julie feel about the first day of school in McFarland? - they don't want to go Why was Tomás Valles in Principal Camilo's office? - He got in a fight after a student called his sister a name because she is pregnant Why did Sra. Díaz pull her boys out of P.E. class? - to go work for their father Why didn't Coach White want Johnny to go back into the football game? - he got a concussion What was the score of the first football game? - 63-0 What woke the White family up early in the morning? - rooster What did Señora Soto, their neighbor, give Jim as a welcome present? - chicken Who is Javi? - Victor's uncle; just got out of prison Why did Principal Camilo ask Jim White to step down from being a football coach? - because they had an "altercation" at the game; the other coach was mad he made Johnny sit out What did Coach White and his daughter, Jamie, notice about Johnny, Victor, and some of the other boys in the P.E. class? - they can run fast; it seems like they could run forever How did Tomás and the Díaz brothers get to school every morning? - they ran to school What kind of work did they do before school? - picking in the fields Jim White had to convince Principal Camilo that McFarland needs to start a cross country team. What are the reason he gave him? - the kids run really fast; they kids can run forever; if they have a football team they should have a cross country team; budget; school board approval What was the reason Tomás ran to and from school each day? - he doesn't have a car Why didn't Coach White and the other runners think Danny Díaz would be very fast? - he'll slow them down because he's "fat"; they're using