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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 competition does Arsenal win in this section?
(a) The UEFA Cup.
(b) The league.
(c) The FA Cup.
(d) The League Cup.

2. What position does Brady play in?
(a) Full-back.
(b) Wing.
(c) Striker.
(d) Midfield.

3. What does Nick wish clubs did more to prevent?
(a) Homophobia.
(b) Violence.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Racism.

4. What foreign team does Arsenal play in this section?
(a) CSKA Moscow.
(b) Valencia.
(c) AC Milan.
(d) Barcelona.

5. What team fails to win for 31 games in this section?
(a) Arsenal.
(b) Reading.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Nottingham Forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What team does Arsenal play on the twenty second of August, 1989?

2. What does Nick's girlfriend think of the experience of watching Arsenal play?

3. What has Nick's mother named her two cats after?

4. Which player is Nick afraid Arsenal may sell?

5. What role does Nick take up at his school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nick buying tickets in the all-seater part of the stadium signify?

2. How does Nick take comfort in Neil Kaas?

3. How does Hornby foreshadow the tragedies that will happen later in the novel?

4. What happened during the Hillsborough disaster?

5. How does Nick's obsession with football rear its ugly head in this section?

6. How does Nick's girlfriend react to watching Arsenal play?

7. How does Nick win a bet with his girlfriend?

8. Summarize this section.

9. How does racism at football games affect Nick?

10. What problems does Nick have after college?

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