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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. Why does Nick finally accept Arsenal's continental style of playing?
(a) It is good to watch.
(b) They are winning.
(c) He has no coice.
(d) They are hard to break down.

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

3. What is the title of the first chapter in this section?
(a) Graduation Day.
(b) The Whole Package.
(c) A New Family.
(d) A Matter of Life and Death.

4. How is Brian related to Nick?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His half brother.
(c) His nephew.
(d) His uncle.

5. What national team does England play in May 1969?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Wales.
(c) Northern Ireland.
(d) Republic of Ireland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What team does Arsenal play on the fourth of November?

2. What does Nick notice about the men attending his first game?

3. How does Nick describe the boys in the Schoolboy enclosure?

4. What does Nick start getting interested in during this section?

5. What team does Arsenal play on the fourteenth of October?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does George get into trouble in this section?

2. Why is Nick grateful to his first girlfriend, Carol?

3. How does Nick get closer to his father?

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

5. How does Nick's obsession with Arsenal show signs of becoming unhealthy?

6. What does Nick say he thinks about Pele?

7. How does Cambridge Utd. help Nick?

8. Why does Nick enjoy the violence he witnesses at games?

9. What does Nick think of Malcolm MacDonald?

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

(see the answer keys)

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