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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Buford feel among the crowd in "Turin"?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Happy.
(c) Alone.
(d) Brave.

2. What is the Manchester football fan club named?
(a) Iron City Jaws.
(b) Inner City Jibbers or ICJ.
(c) Inner Cite Jabbers.
(d) In Cite Jibs.

3. What does the man Buford meets in "Manchester" do for a living?
(a) He is a police officer.
(b) He is a janitor.
(c) He's a skilled electrician.
(d) He is a retired football player.

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

5. What happens to the Italian boy that braves the square in hope to practice his English in "Turin"?
(a) He is beaten to near death.
(b) He is stabbed.
(c) He is kicked in the groin and led away by his friends.
(d) He is spit and urinated on.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Buford mean when he says the man he meets in "Manchester" is well off?

3. What does Buford compare the fans of football to?

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

5. What does Richard say is the most important role in life?

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