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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In which competition does Arsenal play Swindon Town?

3. Who is regarded as the greatest player in the world in 1970?

4. What is the name of the Arsenal player Hornby meets in this section?

5. What game does Hornby write about in this book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nick say he feels about himself in retrospect?

2. Why does Nick enjoy the violence he witnesses at games?

3. How does Nick's first disappointment with Arsenal affect him?

4. In what way does nick's mum support his obsession for Arsenal?

5. How does Nick's obsession with Arsenal show signs of becoming unhealthy?

6. Why does Nick dislike talking to the players?

7. Why is Nick grateful to his first girlfriend, Carol?

8. Why is the real reason Nick wants to leave the scout camp?

9. How does Nick cope at Cambridge University?

10. What does Nick think of Malcolm MacDonald?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

What does Nick stopping smoking at the end of the book symbolize? What does it say about Nick's character that he was such a heavy smoker?

Essay Topic 3

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What affect does it have on the story?

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