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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 football team does Neil support?
(a) Arsenal.
(b) Tottenham.
(c) Reading.
(d) Luton.

2. What does Nick say he would like to do for a living?
(a) Own a music shop.
(b) Play football.
(c) Write.
(d) Draw.

3. What do Liverpool supporters throw onto the pitch to taunt Arsenal's black players?
(a) Dish cloths.
(b) Airline tickets.
(c) Bananas.
(d) Coconuts.

4. What competition does Arsenal win in this section?
(a) The European Cup.
(b) The Littlewoods Cup.
(c) The UEFA Cup.
(d) The FA Cup.

5. What team does Arsenal play on the nineteenth of August 1987?
(a) Everton.
(b) Luton.
(c) Chelsea.
(d) Wimbledon.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which country is the Heysel stadium?

2. What does Nick think he no longer needs to bring himself closer to his father?

3. Why does Nick say he is not afraid of the situation at the Arsenal Southampton game?

4. What does Hornby quit teaching to become?

5. Which of Nick's friends is even more fanatical about football than Nick?

Short Essay Questions

1. How happens during the Heysel disaster?

2. What does Nick find funny about his step brother's support for Arsenal?

3. How does Nick's obsession with Arsenal affect him in the workplace?

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

5. How does Nick's life change when he moves to North London?

6. Why is Nick unapologetic about hurting his friends?

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

8. Why is Nick ashamed of his countrymen in this section?

9. Summarize this section.

10. How did the Hillsborough disaster affect British football?

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