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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 kind of company does Nick start working for in this section?

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

3. What competition does Arsenal win in this section?

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

5. What is the title of the opening chapter of this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened during the Hillsborough disaster?

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

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

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

5. How did the Heysel disaster affect the British game?

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

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

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

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

10. How did the Hillsborough disaster affect British football?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do the opening chapters say about Nick's character? What problems does Nick have to get over in his life? How close is Nick's character to his character in real life?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the differences between the book and autobiography formats. What are the main elements of a book? What are the main elements of an autobiography? What can novelists express that an autobiographer cannot? How can autobiographies keep to the facts while still maintaining a level of entertainment?

Essay Topic 3

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

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