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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Boring, Boring Arsenal, Arsenal v. Newcastle, 27.12.69; Pele, Brazil v. Chechoslovakia, June 1970; Thumped, Arsenal v. Derby, 31.10.70; and Can You See Me on the Box? Southampton v. Arsenal, 10.4.71.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Nick get teased when Arsenal loses?
(a) At school.
(b) At football training.
(c) At the scout camp.
(d) At home.

2. How does Nick know Rat?
(a) He is the school bus driver.
(b) He is a friend of his father's.
(c) He is the older brother of his classmate.
(d) He is his mother's boyfriend.

3. How does Nick say he takes each of Arsenal's wins or losses?
(a) Humorously.
(b) On the chin.
(c) Carelessly.
(d) Personally.

4. What does Nick say are not funny?
(a) Grown-ups.
(b) Manic behaviors.
(c) Obsessions.
(d) Relationships.

5. Who does Nick think he knows more than?
(a) The football manager.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) The scout leader.

Short Answer Questions

1. What major event in Hornby's life happens just after his eleventh birthday?

2. What team does Arsenal lose against at the end of the section?

3. Why is Nick feeling guilty at the beginning of this section?

4. What does Nick's father tell Nick off about at the end of the game with Swindon?

5. What is the name of the stadium where Arsenal plays?

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