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

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

3. 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 kicked in the groin and led away by his friends.
(c) He is spit and urinated on.
(d) He is beaten to near death.

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

5. Where does the man Buford meets in "Manchester" take him?
(a) A train station.
(b) A brothel.
(c) A pub.
(d) A match.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Buford arrive after searching for a firm in "A Station Outside Cardiff"?

2. Where does Buford go to find a "firm" in "A Station Outside Cardiff"?

3. What agency handles the "package" deal that the man Buford meets in "Manchester" tells him about?

4. What is "the simple squeeze"?

5. Buford notes how much alcohol he has consumed with the man he meets in "Manchester." How much is it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the police superintendent R. McAllister want to discuss with Buford at the beginning of "Sunderland and Manchester"?

2. What does Buford notice about the flight to Turin that ends up proving himself wrong?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happens as Jackie attempts to distribute the crowd to their respective hotels?

10. Explain what it means to be "on the jib."

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