View a FREE sample

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

2. What does Nick's father tell Nick off about at the end of the game with Swindon?
(a) Swearing.
(b) Bad sportsmanship.
(c) A lack of humor.
(d) Smoking.

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

4. Who does the father think Nick should support?
(a) A northern team.
(b) The best team.
(c) The national team.
(d) The team nearest him.

5. Who told Nick Arsenal would beat Swindon?
(a) His sister.
(b) His best friend.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornby trade with his friends?

2. How does Nick describe the boys in the Schoolboy enclosure?

3. What major event in Hornby's life happens just after his eleventh birthday?

4. What is Arsenal's nickname?

5. When does Nick say he does not want to die?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 179 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample