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

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

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

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

5. What team does Arsenal play on the fourth of November?
(a) Tottenham.
(b) Coventry.
(c) Liverpool.
(d) Chelsea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nick he does not learn to do at games until he is much older?

2. What does Hornby trade with his friends?

3. What do two boys steal from Nick when he leaves a game early?

4. Why does Nick think his father should support Chelsea?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nick think of Malcolm MacDonald?

2. Who is Don Rogers?

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

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

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

6. How does Nick show his anger at his parent's divorce?

7. How does Nick get closer to his father?

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

9. In what way does Nick use football to rebel against his father?

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

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