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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who else does the man Buford meets in "Manchester" mention being involved with the ICJ?
(a) Raye Down and Bann Bobby.
(b) Royce Doons and Bobby Ban.
(c) Roy Downes and Banana Bob.
(d) Ray Deer and Bob Bob.

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

4. Where does Buford attend other matches at the end of "A Station Outside Cardiff"?
(a) London and Glasgow.
(b) Oxford and Cambridge.
(c) Manchester and Glascow.
(d) Dublin and Cork.

5. Who is Michael Wicks?
(a) The head of the ICJ.
(b) The acting British Consul.
(c) A football player.
(d) A pilot.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Buford and R. McAllister discuss?

3. What does Buford discover about the places in which the games are played?

4. What is "the shove"?

5. What do the English fans do to the Italian crowd in "Turin"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Italian army arrive and escort them to the match in "Turin"?

2. What happens to Buford that makes him unsuccessful within the mob in "A Station Outside Cardiff"?

3. Why is Buford amazed at the way the supporter's interact with him in "Turin"?

4. What does Buford learn about the people high in command in the ICJ when he travels to Turin?

5. Why do the members of the ICJ feel they are most effective when they are in a foreign country at the end of "Sunderland and Manchester"?

6. Explain why history is so important among members of the firm in "Sunderland and Manchester"?

7. What do the English fans do while they are on the bus traveling to the match in "Turin"?

8. How does the crowd react to the knowledge that Buford is a reporter in "Turin"?

9. Explain what the "simple squeeze" and "the shove" are.

10. What happens to the Italian boy who goes into the crowd to practice his English in "Turin"?

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