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

2. Who does Arsenal lose the 1988 Littlewoods Cup to?
(a) Luton.
(b) Coventry.
(c) Tottenham.
(d) Liverpool.

3. Who does Nick apologize on behalf of in this section?
(a) Juventus fans.
(b) England fans.
(c) Arsenal fans.
(d) Liverpool fans.

4. What captivates Jonathan about football?
(a) The fast flowing football.
(b) The passion.
(c) The singing.
(d) The violence.

5. Who joins Nick and Jonathan for the game against Brighton?
(a) Rat.
(b) Mr. Hornby.
(c) Nick's girlfriend.
(d) Mrs. Hornby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nick promise himself in this section?

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

3. What position does Brady play in?

4. What does Nick say he can no longer use his youth to excuse?

5. What does Nick force his girlfriend to admit after he sulks after a game?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the Heysel disaster affect the British game?

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

4. Why is Nick unapologetic about hurting his friends?

5. How happens during the Heysel disaster?

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

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

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

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

10. How does racism at football games affect Nick?

(see the answer keys)

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