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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Boring, Boring Arsenal, Arsenal v. Newcastle, 27.12.69; Pele, Brazil v. Chechoslovakia, June 1970; Thumped, Arsenal v. Derby, 31.10.70; and Can You See Me on the Box? Southampton v. Arsenal, 10.4.71.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nick tell the counselors to get out of scout camp?
(a) His dog has just died.
(b) He is upset about his parents' divorce.
(c) He has to see the doctor.
(d) His heart is broken.

2. What major event in Hornby's life happens just after his eleventh birthday?
(a) He contracts polio.
(b) His parents divorce.
(c) He gets drunk.
(d) He goes to his first football game.

3. What team is labeled boring?
(a) Newcastle.
(b) Southampton.
(c) Coventry.
(d) Arsenal.

4. Which English football team does Hornby support?
(a) Tottenhan Hotspur.
(b) Arsenal.
(c) Liverpool.
(d) Manchester Utd.

5. How does Nick describe the boys in the Schoolboy enclosure?
(a) Tough.
(b) Fun.
(c) Wet.
(d) Spoilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Nick feeling guilty at the beginning of this section?

2. Who does Nick think he knows more than?

3. How does Nick say he takes each of Arsenal's wins or losses?

4. What does Nick notice about the men attending his first game?

5. What is Arsenal's nickname?

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