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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Buford realize about the man he meets in "Manchester"?
(a) That he is a crook.
(b) That he is a good man.
(c) That he is very important to the ICJ.
(d) That he trusts him.

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

3. What does it mean when a person is on the "jib"?
(a) They are sick.
(b) They are fugitives.
(c) They travel to the games without spending any money.
(d) They are poor and broke.

4. What do the fans do as they exit the plane in "Turin"?
(a) Run and chant.
(b) Board buses.
(c) Board a train.
(d) Walk to the stadium.

5. What does Buford compare the fans of football to?
(a) An addiction that is disgusting at first, then pleasureable over time.
(b) Family abuse.
(c) A squriming cattle.
(d) Anxious parents waiting for their children's medical results.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a "firm"?

2. What does Buford notice about the men on his flight in "Manchester"?

3. Who does Buford notice approaching him while he is standing at the beginning of the book?

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

5. What does the man Buford meets in "Manchester" do with him that evening?

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