Among the Thugs Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Bill Buford
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Among the Thugs Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Bill Buford
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the boy who looks like Keith Richards say to Buford about the football violence?

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

4. Which of the following does Buford not mention in relation to the football fans?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Buford waits at a train station in "A Station Outside Cardiff"?

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

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

6. 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"?

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

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

9. What does Mick say makes a good leader within the ICJ?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the feelings of waiting for a goal to be scored during a football match. How does Buford feel as he waits for a scored goal in the chapter "Cambridge"?

Essay Topic 2

Do you think European policemen are effective in controlling the chaos and violence of the football supporter's? How do the police help relieve or contribute to the violence of the crowds?

Essay Topic 3

What does Buford notice about the individual and the crowd at the end of "Cambridge"? How is this significant to the mentality of the crowd in general?

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