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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 does the mob begin to chant at the train station in "Sunderland and Manchester"?

2. What does it mean when "it's going to go off"?

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

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

5. Who makes up the smaller circle of Manchester United supporters?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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"?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

People other than members of a firm or supporters of a football team are affected by the mob's violence and mayhem. How is Buford specifically affected by the violence of the supporters? Who else is mentioned having been affected by the mob that was a bystander?

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

When Buford attends the West Ham invitation he interviews many members of the ICJ. Why do the men place such high importance on their role within the firm?

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