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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. How does Nick know Rat?

2. What is Charlie George's punishment for making obscene gestures to the Derby fans?

3. What does Nick like doing with his dad before a game?

4. Which English football team does Hornby support?

5. Who does Nick start attending Arsenal games with when his father moves away?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nick show his anger at his parent's divorce?

2. Why does Nick dislike talking to the players?

3. How does Nick cope at Cambridge University?

4. How does Nick feel when he sees himself on television?

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

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

7. How does Cambridge Utd. help Nick?

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

9. How does Nick's interest in football help him to fit in at school?

10. How does Nick think football helps in at this stage in his life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Nick suggest football in the 90s shapes his character? What games and moments does he remember and why? How does football in the 90s mirror Nick's life?

Essay Topic 2

In what way do Nick's successes and failures mirror Arsenal's successes and failures? How does Nick try to distance himself from Arsenal's successes and failures?

Essay Topic 3

What are Nick's views on hooliganism and hooligans? Into what do his views change as the story develops?

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