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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nick spend his time working?
(a) To feed his drug habit.
(b) To save money to take girls out.
(c) To buy all the latest novels.
(d) To save money for an Arsenal season ticket.

2. What is the name of the Arsenal player Hornby meets in this section?
(a) Liam Brady.
(b) Charlie George.
(c) Bob Monkhouse.
(d) Bob McNab.

3. What is the title of the second chapter in this section?
(a) Supermac.
(b) A Fourth Division Town.
(c) My Second Childhood.
(d) Goodbye to All That.

4. Who takes Nick to his first football game?
(a) His father.
(b) His brother.
(c) His teacher.
(d) His stepfather.

5. How does Nick say he feels during the Arsenal Manchester City game?
(a) Passionate.
(b) Humorless.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Disconnected.

6. Which Arsenal player makes obscene gestures to the Derby fans?
(a) Charlie George.
(b) George Graham.
(c) Liam Brady.
(d) Charlie Nicholas.

7. What team does Arsenal play on May the 2nd?
(a) Luton.
(b) Reading.
(c) West Ham.
(d) Millwall.

8. What is the name of the stadium where Arsenal plays?
(a) Anfield.
(b) Kenilworth Road.
(c) Highbury.
(d) White Hart Lane.

9. Why does Nick miss the opening game of the season?
(a) He is on holiday.
(b) He is at scout camp.
(c) He is ill.
(d) He is still in school.

10. Who do the fans frighten on the way to the game against Derby?
(a) School children.
(b) Shoppers.
(c) Old ladies.
(d) Grown men.

11. What is the real reason Nick wants to go home from the scout camp?
(a) He wants to buy a new bike.
(b) He wants to watch Arsenal.
(c) He misses his mother and sister.
(d) He wants to play with his friends.

12. Why does Nick think his father should support Chelsea?
(a) They are winners.
(b) They are a cup team.
(c) They are flamboyant.
(d) They are closer to him.

13. What team does Arsenal play on the fourth of October, 1975?
(a) Derby.
(b) Manchester City.
(c) Bristol City.
(d) Stoke City.

14. Who is regarded as the greatest player in the world in 1970?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Bobby Charlton.
(c) George Best.
(d) Pele.

15. Why does Nick feel disconnected from Arsenal's double?
(a) He is in love.
(b) His mother is dying.
(c) He thought they played boring football.
(d) He did not see it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nick want people to spread his ashes when he dies?

2. What is the name of the first chapter in this section?

3. Where do the family Nick speaks to at the Reading game think he is from?

4. What kind of style of football does Hornby say Arsenal starts playing?

5. Why does Nick finally accept Arsenal's continental style of playing?

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