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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. In Chapter 2, what team is banned from attending its own matches?
(a) Manchester United.
(b) Cockney Reds.
(c) Bobby Boss.
(d) Turin Juventus.

2. Where was the first game Buford attended?
(a) Blackney Street.
(b) White Hay Road.
(c) Black Heart Lane.
(d) White Hart Lane.

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

4. Who does Buford meet and spend a long and informative evening with in "Manchester"?
(a) Mick.
(b) Nick.
(c) Mike.
(d) Chuck.

5. Who is Sammy and what does he do?
(a) One of the ICJ leaders and a professional theif.
(b) One of the ICJ leaders and a cop.
(c) One of the ICJ leaders and a professional thief.
(d) One of the ICJ leaders and a hitman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Buford realize about the man he meets in "Manchester"?

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

4. What happens to Buford after he makes his way out of the mob in "Turin"?

5. How much alcohol does the man Buford meets in "Manchester" consume?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose Buford has for writing "Among the Thugs"?

2. Why is Buford particularly intrigued by the Manchester United firm?

3. 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"?

4. Why does Buford go to Stamford Bridge in "A Station Outside Cardiff"?

5. Explain what Mick arranges for Buford in "Manchester."

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

7. What does Steve believe in "Sunderland and Manchester"?

8. How does Buford feel about the crowd at the end "A Station Outside Cardiff"?

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

10. Why are Buford's friends surprised at Buford's reaction to the crowd's behavior at the train station?

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