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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. Who does Arsenal play on February the 12th?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) Manchester Utd.
(c) Millwall.
(d) Derby.

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

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

4. What does Nick say are not funny?
(a) Relationships.
(b) Obsessions.
(c) Manic behaviors.
(d) Grown-ups.

5. What does Nick's mum like to buy him?
(a) Football.
(b) Football programs.
(c) Football tickets.
(d) Football kits.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What team does Arsenal play on the fourth of October, 1975?

3. Where does the man die?

4. How is Brian related to Nick?

5. What are Nick and his girlfriend drinking as they lie in bed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Nick think of Malcolm MacDonald?

5. What does Nick say he thinks about Pele?

6. Why does Nick dislike talking to the players?

7. How does Nick get closer to his father?

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

9. How does Nick lose his scarf in this section?

10. What does Nick observe at his first game for Arsenal?

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