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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 does Nick promise himself in this section?

2. What does Nick say he would like to do for a living?

3. What is the name of Arsenal's new manager?

4. What does Nick think he no longer needs to bring himself closer to his father?

5. Who joins Nick and Jonathan for the game against Brighton?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Nick unapologetic about hurting his friends?

3. Summarize this section.

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

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

6. How does Nick take comfort in Neil Kaas?

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

8. How does racism at football games affect Nick?

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

10. What happened during the Hillsborough disaster?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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