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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. Why does Nick say he is not afraid of the situation at the Arsenal Southampton game?

2. What does Hornby call the Liverpool Arsenal game in 1989?

3. What does Nick's friend do with the sugar mouse after he drops it in the road?

4. What does Nick say he can no longer use his youth to excuse?

5. What position does Brady play in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does racism at football games affect Nick?

3. How does non-league football touch Nick in this section?

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

5. How does Nick's obsession with Arsenal affect him in the workplace?

6. Summarize this section.

7. Why is Nick depressed in this section?

8. How did the Hillsborough disaster affect British football?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Nick's parent's divorce affect him? How does Nick use his love for Arsenal to get over his parent's divorce?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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