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

2. Who chases Nick and other fans to the train station?
(a) Derby fans.
(b) Derby players.
(c) The police.
(d) Brian Clough.

3. What are Nick and his girlfriend drinking as they lie in bed?
(a) Beer.
(b) Water.
(c) Tea.
(d) Coffee.

4. What role does Nick say he is playing at home?
(a) The striker's role.
(b) The holding midfielder's role.
(c) The defender's role.
(d) The man's role.

5. What is the name of the enclosure Rat and Nick stand in?
(a) The Schoolboy's enclosure.
(b) The Away enclosure.
(c) The Charlie George enclosure.
(d) The Fanzine enclosure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nick see for the first time in A Matter of Life and Death?

2. How does Nick know Rat?

3. What kind of style of football does Hornby say Arsenal starts playing?

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

5. Why does Nick finally accept Arsenal's continental style of playing?

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