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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nick see for the first time in A Matter of Life and Death?
(a) A seizure.
(b) A dead body.
(c) A car accident.
(d) A heart attack victim.

2. What do two boys steal from Nick when he leaves a game early?
(a) A t-shirt.
(b) A hat.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A sweat band.

3. Where do the family Nick speaks to at the Reading game think he is from?
(a) London.
(b) Liverpool.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Manchester.

4. What is the title of the third chapter of this section?
(a) My Second Childhood.
(b) Goodbye to All that.
(c) A Fourth Division Town.
(d) Supermac.

5. Who is regarded as the greatest player in the world in 1970?
(a) Pele.
(b) George Best.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Bobby Charlton.

6. Which Arsenal player makes obscene gestures to the Derby fans?
(a) George Graham.
(b) Charlie Nicholas.
(c) Charlie George.
(d) Liam Brady.

7. What team does Arsenal play on May the 2nd?
(a) Luton.
(b) West Ham.
(c) Millwall.
(d) Reading.

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

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

10. How does Nick feel when his mother leaves him a note about Arsenal losing a game?
(a) Betrayed.
(b) Violent.
(c) Sick.
(d) Depressed.

11. What stand does Nick start watching games from when he turns 15?
(a) The West Bank.
(b) The North Bank.
(c) The South Bank.
(d) The East Bank.

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

13. Who is Arsenal playing the first time Hornby goes to a match?
(a) Stoke City.
(b) Luton Town.
(c) Aston Villa.
(d) Liverpool.

14. What football team does Nick say his father should support?
(a) Chelsea.
(b) Liverpool.
(c) Tottenham.
(d) West Ham.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nick say he feels during the Arsenal Manchester City game?

2. What two trophies does Arsenal win in 1971?

3. Who chases Nick and other fans to the train station?

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

5. Why does Nick spend his time working?

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