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
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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 "the simple squeeze"?

2. What does Mark point out to Buford in "Sunderland and Manchester" relating to mob violence?

3. In Chapter 2, who does Manchester play?

4. What does the man Buford meets in "Manchester" do with him that evening?

5. Where is Buford standing at the beginning of the book?

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 Mick say makes a good leader within the ICJ?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Buford compares the violence of the European football crowds to that of an addiction. What does Buford mean when he makes that comparison? How are they similar?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the consciousness of the crowd when the moment of violence "goes off." What happens to the individual among the crowd when chaos breaks out?

Essay Topic 3

Explain why the English supporters think they are most effective in causing chaos in a foreign country. What team embarrasses the Manchester United firm?

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