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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nick say he enjoys being thought of as?
(a) A fan.
(b) A hooligan.
(c) A Londoner.
(d) A professional footballer.

2. Who does Nick think he knows more than?
(a) His mother.
(b) The football manager.
(c) His father.
(d) The scout leader.

3. What team does Arsenal lose against at the end of the section?
(a) Everton.
(b) Liverpool.
(c) West Ham.
(d) Tottenham Hotspur.

4. In which competition does Arsenal play Swindon Town?
(a) The First Division.
(b) The FA Cup.
(c) The Charity Shield.
(d) The League Cup.

5. What does Hornby often daydream about?
(a) Books.
(b) Football.
(c) Music.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Nick meet for the first time in the opening chapter?

2. What team does Arsenal play on the fourth of November?

3. What does Nick say are not funny?

4. What does Nick like doing with his dad before a game?

5. Who does Nick start attending Arsenal games with when his father moves away?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does this section highlight the theme of not fitting in?

2. How does Nick's interest in football help him to fit in at school?

3. In what way does nick's mum support his obsession for Arsenal?

4. How does the family's dad upset Nick in this section?

5. In what way is the crowd different in the North Stand?

6. How does Nick show signs of the beginnings of his obsession with Arsenal in this section?

7. How does Cambridge Utd. help Nick?

8. How does Nick feel when he sees himself on television?

9. What does Nick say he thinks about Pele?

10. What are Nick's conditions for a perfect game?

(see the answer keys)

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