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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the Arsenal fans blame for the loss against Luton?
(a) Gus Caesar.
(b) Steve Bould.
(c) Nigel Winterburn.
(d) Alan Smith.

2. What football team does Neil support?
(a) Reading.
(b) Arsenal.
(c) Luton.
(d) Tottenham.

3. What is the name of Arsenal's new manager?
(a) Bruce Rioch.
(b) Liam Lawrence.
(c) Arsene Wenger.
(d) George Graham.

4. What football disaster does Nick write about in this section?
(a) Bradford.
(b) Millwall.
(c) Hillsborough.
(d) Heysel.

5. What football team does Pete support?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) Arsenal.
(c) West Ham.
(d) Tottenham.

6. What team does Arsenal play on the nineteenth of August 1987?
(a) Luton.
(b) Chelsea.
(c) Wimbledon.
(d) Everton.

7. What is the title of the first chapter in this section?
(a) Gus Caesar.
(b) Welcome to England.
(c) No Apolgy Necessary.
(d) My Ankle.

8. What does the girl Nick falls in love with study?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Literature.
(d) Psychology.

9. Who scores Luton's winning goal in the cup final?
(a) Brian Stein.
(b) Lars Elstrup.
(c) David Gray.
(d) Kingsley Black.

10. What is the title of the second chapter in this section?
(a) Clowns.
(b) A Trivial Pursuit.
(c) My Brother.
(d) Same Old Arsenal.

11. What happens to Nick's girlfriend during a game against Exeter?
(a) She is beaten up.
(b) She has a seizure.
(c) She is mugged.
(d) She faints.

12. What team fails to win for 31 games in this section?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Arsenal.
(c) Nottingham Forest.
(d) Reading.

13. What team does Nick start watching as well as Arsenal?
(a) Bristol Rovers.
(b) Oxford Utd.
(c) Bristol City.
(d) Cambridge Utd.

14. How does Nick describe the school he teaches at?
(a) Pleasant.
(b) Normal.
(c) Fun.
(d) Tough.

15. What does Nick's girlfriend think of the experience of watching Arsenal play?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Ridiculous.
(c) Funny.
(d) Depressing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role does Nick take up at his school?

2. Why does Nick say he is not afraid of the situation at the Arsenal Southampton game?

3. What does Nick promise himself in this section?

4. How does the government change football stadiums to make them safer?

5. What does Nick force his girlfriend to admit after he sulks after a game?

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