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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A New Family, Arsenal v. Wolves, 15.8.72; A Matter of Life and Death, Crystal Palace v. Liverpool, October 1972; Graduation Day, Arsenal v. Ipswich, 14.10.72; and The Whole Package, Arsenal v. Coventry, 4.11.72.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the man die?
(a) On the street.
(b) On a train.
(c) On a bus.
(d) In the stadium.

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

4. What game does Hornby write about in this book?
(a) Cricket.
(b) Football.
(c) Rugby.
(d) Baseball.

5. At which ground does Arsenal play Stoke City?
(a) Villa Park.
(b) Wembley.
(c) Anfield.
(d) Highbury.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the family Nick speaks to at the Reading game think he is from?

2. What does Nick's father tell Nick off about at the end of the game with Swindon?

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

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

5. What does Nick tell the counselors to get out of scout camp?

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