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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. At which ground does Arsenal play Stoke City?
(a) Villa Park.
(b) Anfield.
(c) Wembley.
(d) Highbury.

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

3. Why does Nick miss the opening game of the season?
(a) He is at scout camp.
(b) He is on holiday.
(c) He is still in school.
(d) He is ill.

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

5. What does Nick tell the counselors to get out of scout camp?
(a) He is upset about his parents' divorce.
(b) He has to see the doctor.
(c) His heart is broken.
(d) His dog has just died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What major event in Hornby's life happens just after his eleventh birthday?

2. What does Hornby say helps him to fit in at school?

3. Which Arsenal player makes obscene gestures to the Derby fans?

4. Why does Nick finally accept Arsenal's continental style of playing?

5. What team does Arsenal play on the fourteenth of October?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nick cope at Cambridge University?

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

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

4. How does Nick's obsession with Arsenal show signs of becoming unhealthy?

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

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

7. Why does Nick stereotype women?

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

9. How does Nick think football helps in at this stage in his life?

10. Who is Don Rogers?

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