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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 is a "firm"?

2. What does Buford find interesting about the banned teams fans?

3. Who arrives at the square at the end of "Turin"?

4. Why does Buford quickly realize after he sees the man fall in, "A Station Outside Cardiff"?

5. What match does Buford attend at the invitation of members of the firm?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the return flight from Turin to England like at the end of "Turin"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the chapter "Turin," how do the English fans behave toward the Italians? What is Buford's reaction to the supporters' behavior?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Buford's initial feeling and attitude toward European football fans to that of his ending one. Include examples of events that support your opinion. How does this opinion grow or change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the relationship between politics and that of the mentality of the crowd. How does Buford support or refute this relationship?

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