Among the Thugs Test | Final 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 | Final 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 does the crowd do that makes it become lawless in "Dawes Road, Fulham"?

2. Who is beaten into unconsciousness and put in a coma for 12 days only to never speak or move again in "Dusseldorf"?

3. Why has the feeling Buford describes in "Dawes Road, Fulham" heightened?

4. Who does Buford say crowd theories come from in "Dawes Road, Fulham"?

5. What does Robert tell Buford about Sammy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Buford say about crowd theories in the middle of "Dawes Road, Fulham"?

2. What does Buford connect to the working class and individuals of the mob in "Dusseldorf"?

3. What does Buford say at the end of "Dawes Road, Fulham" about the moment when the mob goes off?

4. What happens in the Cambridge Millwall game?

5. What does Buford realize when he is among the crowd in Tottenham in "Dawes Road, Fulham"?

6. What does Buford notice about the man he sees that stood close to him at the game in "Cambridge"?

7. What happens to end the disco party in "Bury St. Edmunds"?

8. According to Buford, how does a crowd react if a goal is never scored?

9. What happens after Robert warns Buford to be careful among the crowd in "Dawes Road, Fulham" when they arrive in Tottenham?

10. According to Buford, what happens to the individual among the crowd when the football game begins?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Explain why Buford becomes so disgusted with DJ and his supporters. Why has Buford's opinion of the violence in the firm changed at the end of the chapter "Dusseldorf"?

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