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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through How I Won the Double, Arsenal v. Newcastle, 17.4.71; Another City, Chelsea v. Tottenham, January 1972; Islington Boy, Reading v. Arsenal, 5.2.72; and Happy, Arsenal v. Derby, 12.2.72.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nick think his father should support Chelsea?
(a) They are flamboyant.
(b) They are winners.
(c) They are closer to him.
(d) They are a cup team.

2. What does Nick's father forget to bring to the game against Derby?
(a) His coat.
(b) His scarf.
(c) His wallet.
(d) His gloves.

3. What does Nick say he won for Arsenal?
(a) The FA Cup.
(b) The double.
(c) The European Cup.
(d) The UEFA Cup.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nick feel disconnected from Arsenal's double?

2. What football team does Nick say his father should support?

3. What two trophies does Arsenal win in 1971?

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

5. What does Nick he does not learn to do at games until he is much older?

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