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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. Which Arsenal player makes obscene gestures to the Derby fans?
(a) Liam Brady.
(b) George Graham.
(c) Charlie Nicholas.
(d) Charlie George.

2. Who told Nick Arsenal would beat Swindon?
(a) His sister.
(b) His best friend.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

3. What two trophies does Arsenal win in 1971?
(a) The league and the FA Cup.
(b) The league and the UEFA cup.
(c) The FA Cup and the League Cup.
(d) The European Cup and the League Cup.

4. 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 old.
(d) They are all violent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Arsenal player Hornby meets in this section?

2. Who do the fans frighten on the way to the game against Derby?

3. Why does Nick feel disconnected from Arsenal's double?

4. What does Nick start getting interested in during this section?

5. Why don't people have electricity during the replay between Derby and Arsenal?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Nick dislike talking to the players?

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

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

5. How does Nick's first disappointment with Arsenal affect him?

6. What does Nick think of Malcolm MacDonald?

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

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

9. How does Nick cope at Cambridge University?

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

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