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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 section does Nick buy season tickets for?
(a) The South Stand.
(b) The North Stand.
(c) The standing section.
(d) The seated section.

2. What does Nick think he no longer needs to bring himself closer to his father?
(a) Books.
(b) Football.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) Studying.

3. Which set of fans does Nick say people love?
(a) Tottenham.
(b) Aston Villa.
(c) West Ham.
(d) Fulham.

4. What does Hornby call the Liverpool Arsenal game in 1989?
(a) The greatest game ever.
(b) The Michael Thomas wonder.
(c) The heart attack.
(d) The scariest game of his life.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does an Arsenal get injured after the game?

3. What does Hornby quit teaching to become?

4. Who joins Nick and Jonathan for the game against Brighton?

5. How does the government change football stadiums to make them safer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems does Nick have after college?

2. Why is Nick depressed in this section?

3. How did the Hillsborough disaster affect British football?

4. Summarize this section.

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

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

7. How does racism at football games affect Nick?

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

9. Summarize this section.

10. What happened during the Hillsborough disaster?

(see the answer keys)

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