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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 football disaster does Nick write about in this section?

2. Who scores Luton's winning goal in the cup final?

3. What does Nick force his girlfriend to admit after he sulks after a game?

4. Who do the Arsenal fans blame for the loss against Luton?

5. What is the title of the final chapter of this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does non-league football touch Nick in this section?

2. How does Hornby foreshadow the tragedies that will happen later in the novel?

3. How does Nick's obsession with football rear its ugly head in this section?

4. What does Augustus Caesar help Nick understand about life?

5. How does Nick's obsession with Arsenal affect him in the workplace?

6. What problems does Nick have after college?

7. What happened during the Hillsborough disaster?

8. Why does Hornby have to go home from Wembley in this section?

9. Why is Nick unapologetic about hurting his friends?

10. How did the Heysel disaster affect the British game?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Nick suggest football in the 90s shapes his character? What games and moments does he remember and why? How does football in the 90s mirror Nick's life?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Nick identify with Arsenal? How does Nick's obsession help him to get over difficult periods in his life? Does Nick's obsession have any negative side affects?

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