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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nick he does not learn to do at games until he is much older?

2. What does Nick say are not funny?

3. What team is Arsenal about to play when Nick's girlfriend dumps him?

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

5. In which competition does Arsenal play Swindon Town?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Nick say he thinks about Pele?

3. In what way does Nick use football to rebel against his father?

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

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

6. Who is Don Rogers?

7. How does Nick feel when he sees himself on television?

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

9. Why does Nick stereotype women?

10. How does Nick's first disappointment with Arsenal affect him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 2

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What affect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

In what way did Arsenal succeed in 1989? How did this success affect Nick? How does it affect the people close to him? How does this success prove a turning point in Nick's life?

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