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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 team does Arsenal play on the nineteenth of August 1987?

2. What happens at the Arsenal Southampton game?

3. Who does Arsenal lose to in the 1978 FA Cup final?

4. Who does Arsenal lose the 1988 Littlewoods Cup to?

5. What part of London does Hornby move to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize this section.

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

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

4. What does Nick buying tickets in the all-seater part of the stadium signify?

5. How does Hornby foreshadow the tragedies that will happen later in the novel?

6. What problems does Nick have after college?

7. Why is Nick unapologetic about hurting his friends?

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

9. What does Nick state is his worst fear in this section?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do the following people think of Nick's obsession with Arsenal?

1. His mother.

2. His father.

3. His girlfriend.

4. His sister.

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

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?

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