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. Where does Buford arrive after searching for a firm in "A Station Outside Cardiff"?

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

3. What does Buford purchase from the man he meets in "Manchester"?

4. What does Buford notice the police have with them at the train station in "Sunderland and Manchester"?

5. Where do several English break into in "Turin"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Steve believe in "Sunderland and Manchester"?

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

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

7. Who is Michael Wicks, and what is he doing as Buford exits the plane 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. Why is Buford particularly intrigued by the Manchester United firm?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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