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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Manchester.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the first game Buford attended?
(a) Blackney Street.
(b) White Hay Road.
(c) White Hart Lane.
(d) Black Heart Lane.

2. What agency handles the "package" deal that the man Buford meets in "Manchester" tells him about?
(a) Booby Bust Agency.
(b) Bum Booze Agency.
(c) Herron Travel Agency.
(d) Bobby Boss Travel Agency.

3. How much alcohol does the man Buford meets in "Manchester" consume?
(a) 4 cans of lager, a large bottle of Vodka, and 18 pints of bitter.
(b) 1 large bottle of Vodka.
(c) 3 cans of lager and 20 pints of bitter.
(d) 4 shots of Tequilla and a pint of lager.

4. What is "the shove"?
(a) A method of pushing the person in front of you to force the mob to move.
(b) An ineffective way of entering a fight.
(c) The initiating moment of a football game.
(d) A method of fighting.

5. Buford notes how much alcohol he has consumed with the man he meets in "Manchester." How much is it?
(a) 4 shots and 7 pints of lager.
(b) 2 cans of bitter and 8 pints of lager.
(c) 2 cans of lager and 8 pints of bitter.
(d) A bottle of Vodka and 4 cans of lager.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the man Buford meets in "Manchester" feel about journalists?

2. Where does the man Buford meets in "Manchester" take him?

3. Who is Sammy and what does he do?

4. What is Buford's reaction to what happens to the man who falls at the beginning of the novel?

5. How does Buford feel about the crowds at the games at the end of "A Station Outside Cardiff"?

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