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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which competition does Arsenal play Swindon Town?
(a) The Charity Shield.
(b) The FA Cup.
(c) The League Cup.
(d) The First Division.

2. What is the title of the third chapter of this section?
(a) Goodbye to All that.
(b) My Second Childhood.
(c) Supermac.
(d) A Fourth Division Town.

3. Why is Nick feeling guilty at the beginning of this section?
(a) He is having thoughts about a girl.
(b) He swore at an opposing player.
(c) His father does not like Arsenal.
(d) He stole some football stickers.

4. What does Nick like doing with his dad before a game?
(a) Having a beer.
(b) Playing table football.
(c) Eating luch.
(d) Playing pool.

5. What team does Arsenal play on the fourteenth of October?
(a) Ipswich.
(b) Coventry.
(c) Tottenham.
(d) Liverpool.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the first chapter in this section?

2. Who does Nick start attending Arsenal games with when his father moves away?

3. Who escorts Nick and the other fans to the stadium in the game against Derby?

4. Who told Nick Arsenal would beat Swindon?

5. What does Nick say Carol gave him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nick cope at Cambridge University?

2. What are Nick's conditions for a perfect game?

3. What does Nick say he thinks about Pele?

4. How does this section highlight the theme of not fitting in?

5. In what way does nick's mum support his obsession for Arsenal?

6. How does Nick get closer to his father?

7. What does Nick think of Malcolm MacDonald?

8. How does Nick's interest in football help him to fit in at school?

9. What does Nick observe at his first game for Arsenal?

10. What does Nick say he feels about himself in retrospect?

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