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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 football team does Neil support?

2. Who do the Arsenal fans blame for the loss against Luton?

3. What is Nick working to become at the end of this section?

4. What is Hornby within walking distance of in his new North London home?

5. What happens to Nick's girlfriend during a game against Exeter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Augustus Caesar help Nick understand about life?

2. What does Nick find funny about his step brother's support for Arsenal?

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

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

5. What happened during the Hillsborough disaster?

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

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

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

9. How happens during the Heysel disaster?

10. What problems does Nick have after college?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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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