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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 role does Nick take up at his school?

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

3. Which player is Nick afraid Arsenal may sell?

4. In which competition does Arsenal beat Tottenham in this section?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems does Nick have after college?

2. How does Nick get though the heartache of splitting up with his girlfriend?

3. What happened during the Hillsborough disaster?

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

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

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

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

8. How happens during the Heysel disaster?

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

10. How does Nick take comfort in Neil Kaas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the Heysel disaster affect Nick so deeply? Do the students think Nick is right to apologize to his Italian students? Does Nick feels a sense of guilt himself? If so, why?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

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