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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. Who does Buford remember a story about in "Turin"?
(a) His ex girlfriend.
(b) The head of the ICJ being murdered.
(c) His first time meeting football fans.
(d) A scared journalist.

2. Buford notes how much alcohol he has consumed with the man he meets in "Manchester." How much is it?
(a) A bottle of Vodka and 4 cans of lager.
(b) 2 cans of lager and 8 pints of bitter.
(c) 4 shots and 7 pints of lager.
(d) 2 cans of bitter and 8 pints of lager.

3. What do Buford and R. McAllister discuss?
(a) European football.
(b) How to become a part of a firm.
(c) American football.
(d) The mob's violence.

4. What does the man Buford meets in "Manchester" do for a living?
(a) He is a retired football player.
(b) He is a janitor.
(c) He is a police officer.
(d) He's a skilled electrician.

5. Who does Buford notice approaching him while he is standing at the beginning of the book?
(a) Football players.
(b) Thugs.
(c) An old lady.
(d) Several police officers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Buford realize is the reason for those approaching where he is standing at the beginning of the book?

2. What does the boy who looks like Keith Richards say to Buford about the football violence?

3. What does it mean when "it's going to go off"?

4. Where does Buford arrive after searching for a firm in "A Station Outside Cardiff"?

5. What happens to the Italian boy that braves the square in hope to practice his English in "Turin"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Italian army arrive and escort them to the match in "Turin"?

2. What does Buford notice about the flight to Turin that ends up proving himself wrong?

3. Why do the members of the ICJ feel they are most effective when they are in a foreign country at the end of "Sunderland and Manchester"?

4. Briefly describe Mick, the man Buford meets in "Manchester."

5. How does Buford feel about the crowd at the end "A Station Outside Cardiff"?

6. What does Buford learn about those traveling on his flight to Turin in "Manchester"?

7. What happens when Buford waits at a train station in "A Station Outside Cardiff"?

8. Who arrives at the Stamford Bridge in "A Station outside Cardiff" and what do they do?

9. What happens to Buford that makes him unsuccessful within the mob in "A Station Outside Cardiff"?

10. What does Steve believe in "Sunderland and Manchester"?

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