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

2. What is the title of the second chapter in this section?
(a) My Second Childhood.
(b) Supermac.
(c) A Fourth Division Town.
(d) Goodbye to All That.

3. Why does Nick feel disconnected from Arsenal's double?
(a) He thought they played boring football.
(b) He did not see it.
(c) His mother is dying.
(d) He is in love.

4. How does Nick know Rat?
(a) He is his mother's boyfriend.
(b) He is the older brother of his classmate.
(c) He is a friend of his father's.
(d) He is the school bus driver.

5. Who do the fans frighten on the way to the game against Derby?
(a) Grown men.
(b) Shoppers.
(c) Old ladies.
(d) School children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Nick feeling guilty at the beginning of this section?

2. Who escorts Nick and the other fans to the stadium in the game against Derby?

3. What team is Arsenal about to play when Nick's girlfriend dumps him?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nick cope at Cambridge University?

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

3. What does Nick say he feels about himself in retrospect?

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

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

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

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

8. Why is the real reason Nick wants to leave the scout camp?

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

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

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