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

2. What does Nick notice about the men attending his first game?
(a) They all seem bored.
(b) They hate being there.
(c) They are all violent.
(d) They are all old.

3. What team is Arsenal about to play when Nick's girlfriend dumps him?
(a) Aston Villa.
(b) Darlington.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Derby.

4. What is the name of the famous player Arsenal buys in 1976?
(a) Charlie Nicolas.
(b) George Graham.
(c) Liam Brady.
(d) Malcolm Macdonald.

5. What team does Nick watch Brazil play in this section?
(a) England.
(b) Uruguay.
(c) Argentina.
(d) Czechoslovakia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game does Hornby write about in this book?

2. What does Nick say he won for Arsenal?

3. What does Nick's father forget to bring to the game against Derby?

4. What is the title of the second chapter in this section?

5. What does Hornby trade with his friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Nick grateful to his first girlfriend, Carol?

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

3. How does George get into trouble in this section?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Nick enjoy the violence he witnesses at games?

9. Why does Nick stereotype women?

10. Who is Don Rogers?

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