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

2. Where does Buford arrive after searching for a firm in "A Station Outside Cardiff"?
(a) The Shed.
(b) The lake.
(c) The river.
(d) The pub.

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

4. What does the boy who looks like Keith Richards say to Buford about the football violence?
(a) He hates it.
(b) It's necessary.
(c) It is part of human nature and they would "go off" elsewhere if it weren't at the games.
(d) It's a vital part of the game and community.

5. What does the man Buford meets in "Manchester" say about those involved in firms?
(a) Nearly everyone is charged with a crime or put in jail at some point.
(b) Nearly everyone is rich.
(c) Nearly everyone is an ex football player.
(d) Nearly everyone has to fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country are the semi-finals held in Chapter 2?

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

3. What do Buford and R. McAllister discuss?

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

5. Who else does the man Buford meets in "Manchester" mention being involved with the ICJ?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe Mick, the man Buford meets in "Manchester."

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

3. Who arrives at the Stamford Bridge in "A Station outside Cardiff" and what do they do?

4. Why does Buford go to the bathroom to write down the stories he hears from the members of the firm in "Sunderland and Manchester"?

5. What does Buford realize about members of the firm at the pub, Brunswick, in "Sunderland and Manchester"?

6. Who is Michael Wicks, and what is he doing as Buford exits the plane in "Turin"?

7. What does Buford learn about those traveling on his flight to Turin in "Manchester"?

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

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

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

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