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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What member of the Notts County team does Lennox think is a fool?
(a) The central defender.
(b) The striker.
(c) The goalkeeper.
(d) The captain.

2. Who are Notts County playing in this book?
(a) Cambridge Utd.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Bristol City.
(d) Stoke City.

3. How does the narrator say he would get to Glasgow?
(a) By bike.
(b) By train.
(c) By bus.
(d) By hitch-hiking.

4. What does Colin say he is not going to rob?
(a) Shops.
(b) Banks.
(c) Schools.
(d) Cafes.

5. What football position does the narrator compare his running at the chair to?
(a) Winger.
(b) Center forward.
(c) Right back.
(d) Center back.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of stains does Bert have on his mac?

2. Why does the woman think the goal should have been disallowed?

3. What is the top and back of Bert's head padded by?

4. What smell makes Lennox feel hungry?

5. What is the first thing Jim's mother does when Jim returns home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jim say went wrong in his marriage to Phyllis?

2. Describe the chase between the collector and Colin?

3. Why does the narrator come back to the man's house?

4. What does the narrator say about his families' black looks?

5. What is Bert's plan to cheat at the penny game?

6. How does Jim's mother react to him telling her he is getting married?

7. Why does the man want to kill himself?

8. Why is the man's suicide attempt unsuccessful?

9. Why does the narrator think his father would never kill himself?

10. What do Bert and Colin do on the way home?

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