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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 police officer in "Dawes Road, Fulham" hit Buford with?

2. Who sneaks past the police with Buford in "Dawes Road, Fulham"?

3. What does Buford say about the individual and the conditions of the European football games in "Cambridge"?

4. What two teams are playing for the FA Cup in "Cambridge"?

5. What happens at the game in Hillsborough in "Dusseldorf"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in the Cambridge Millwall game?

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

3. Explain what the National Front is and what it promotes.

4. According to Buford, explain what the crowd is like when waiting for a goal to be scored at a football match.

5. What happens at the Hillsborough game in the chapter "Dusseldorf"?

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

7. What is interesting about the bar that hosts the disco party in "Bury St. Edmunds"?

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

9. What is the story of John Johnstone about in "Dusseldorf"?

10. What does Buford specifically mention in "Cambridge" that happens when a score is finally made between the two Glasgow teams?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain what the National Front promotes. How does Buford react to their behavior and mentality?

Essay Topic 2

Who does Buford attribute to coming up with crowd theories? What does Buford notice each crowd has in common after witnessing and experiencing them firsthand?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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