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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 team does Arsenal play on May the 2nd?

2. When does Nick say he does not want to die?

3. What team is labeled boring?

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

5. What is Arsenal's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Don Rogers?

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

5. How does Nick cope at Cambridge University?

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

7. Why is the real reason Nick wants to leave the scout camp?

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

9. What does Nick say he thinks about Pele?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the Heysel disaster affect Nick so deeply? Do the students think Nick is right to apologize to his Italian students? Does Nick feels a sense of guilt himself? If so, why?

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

How does English football change from 1969 to 1991? What are the negative and positive aspects of this change?

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