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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. Where does the man Buford meets in "Manchester" take him?

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

3. Where does Buford attend other matches at the end of "A Station Outside Cardiff"?

4. What is a "firm"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Explain why history is so important among members of the firm in "Sunderland and Manchester"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explain the following terms and how they relate to European football: a firm, thug, the Inner City Jibbers, "going off."

Essay Topic 3

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"?

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