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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Buford notice about the crowd at the FA cup match during halftime in "Cambridge"?
(a) They leave to smoke a cig.
(b) The crowd breaks down into individuals.
(c) They go home since no score has been made.
(d) They are disgruntled.

2. What happens to cause the English to throw everything breakable at the Italians in "Turin"?
(a) An Italian is killed.
(b) An Englishman is killed.
(c) An Italian pushes Miachel Wicks.
(d) An Italian throws a rock at the bus.

3. What does Dougie do to end the party in "Bury St. Edmunds"?
(a) Turns off the lights.
(b) Throws a stool.
(c) Turns off the music.
(d) Shoots a gun.

4. What is a "firm"?
(a) A football fan club.
(b) An office of lawyers.
(c) A notarized invitation.
(d) A speech.

5. How does the man Buford meets in "Manchester" feel about journalists?
(a) He loves them.
(b) He hates them and calls them wankers.
(c) He feels indifferent about them.
(d) He despises them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Buford say about the generation's use of violence at the end of "Dusseldorf"?

2. What does it mean when a person is on the "jib"?

3. Who does Buford attempt to locate to interview at the end of "A Station Outside Cardiff"?

4. What does the man Buford meets in "Manchester" say about those involved in firms?

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

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