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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 opening chapter of this section?

2. What happens at the Arsenal Southampton game?

3. What does Nick usually do for away games?

4. What role does Nick take up at his school?

5. Who does Nick attend the Coventry game with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Nick depressed in this section?

2. What does Nick think is the difference between men and women?

3. Summarize this section.

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

5. How does Nick take comfort in Neil Kaas?

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

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

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

9. How does racism at football games affect Nick?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of person would Nick have developed into without football? What evidence is there that he would have developed into this person?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Nick identify with Arsenal? How does Nick's obsession help him to get over difficult periods in his life? Does Nick's obsession have any negative side affects?

Essay Topic 3

How did the Heysel and Hillsborough disasters affect football worldwide? How does Nick show this change in the book? How do the changes affect Nick's own character?

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