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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 is the title of the first chapter in this section?
(a) My Ankle.
(b) Gus Caesar.
(c) Welcome to England.
(d) No Apolgy Necessary.

2. Who does Nick attend the Coventry game with?
(a) Rat.
(b) Pete.
(c) Neil.
(d) Jonathan.

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

4. What does Nick do while his friends take his girlfriend to the medics?
(a) Breaks down.
(b) Calls the girl's mother.
(c) Stays at the game.
(d) Calls his mother.

5. What job does Nick start in this section?
(a) Journalism.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Teaching.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nick describe the school he teaches at?

2. Which player is Nick afraid Arsenal may sell?

3. What is the title of the second chapter in this section?

4. Who does Arsenal play on the 13th of September, 1980?

5. What starts disturbing Nick at football games?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nick take comfort in Neil Kaas?

2. What does Augustus Caesar help Nick understand about life?

3. What does Nick highlight about rituals in this section?

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

5. How does racism at football games affect Nick?

6. What does Nick think is the difference between men and women?

7. Why does Hornby have to go home from Wembley in this section?

8. How does Cambridge Utd.'s losing streak affect Nick?

9. Why is Nick depressed in this section?

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

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