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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the man that falls at the beginning of the book?
(a) He is taken home.
(b) He is given food.
(c) He is arrested.
(d) He is murdered.

2. What does Buford notice at the first game he attends?
(a) Many younger individuals swear violently and fight.
(b) Children are not allowed.
(c) Women are not present.
(d) Women are present.

3. What does it mean when "it's going to go off"?
(a) Someone is about to scream.
(b) Violence is about to erupt.
(c) People are getting drunk.
(d) Someone is about to die.

4. What do the English fans do to the Italian crowd in "Turin"?
(a) Throw a bottle at them and moon them.
(b) Spit on them.
(c) Urinate on them.
(d) Yell at them.

5. What does Richard say is the most important role in life?
(a) Being a member of a firm.
(b) Being involved in church.
(c) Being a good dad.
(d) Being a hard worker.

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

7. How much money does Buford estimate the man he meets in "Manchester" spends at the pub?
(a) 60 dollars.
(b) 75 pounds.
(c) 75 dollars.
(d) 60 pounds.

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

9. What does Buford purchase from the man he meets in "Manchester"?
(a) His watch.
(b) His airfare to the next game.
(c) The package.
(d) His game tickets.

10. Who is the sole leader of the West Ham supporters that march in organized lines in "Sunderland and Manchester"?
(a) Ben Garden.
(b) Billy G.
(c) Bruce Gardney.
(d) Bill Gardiner.

11. Who is Roy Downes?
(a) A bookie.
(b) A pub owner.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A true thug.

12. What does being a jib require?
(a) Being politely rude.
(b) Agression.
(c) Being broke.
(d) Finding a way around paying for tickets and travel needs through confrontation of large numbers.

13. What firm is Gurney a part of?
(a) The Cockney Reds.
(b) Manchester United.
(c) Turin Juventus.
(d) Cambridge.

14. Who is Tony Roberts?
(a) A true thug.
(b) A pub owner.
(c) A football player.
(d) A well dressed leader who jumps from position to position.

15. What happened to Roy Downes?
(a) He kills Tony Roberts.
(b) He was murdered.
(c) He was appointed head of ICJ.
(d) He was stabbed by several rival fans.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, who does Manchester play?

3. What happens to the woman who screams in the crowd in "Turin"?

4. Why are the Manchester supporters humiliated by the West Ham supporters in "Sunderland and Manchester"?

5. Why is Buford amazed by the men in ICJ he meet in "Turin".

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