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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 does the mob begin to chant at the train station in "Sunderland and Manchester"?
(a) Kill, Kill Kill.
(b) Hurt, Kill, Fight.
(c) It's going off.
(d) Fight, Fight, Fight.

2. Where does the man Buford meets in "Manchester" take him?
(a) A brothel.
(b) A match.
(c) A pub.
(d) A train station.

3. What does Richard say is the most important role in life?
(a) Being a member of a firm.
(b) Being a good dad.
(c) Being involved in church.
(d) Being a hard worker.

4. What does Buford mean when he says the man he meets in "Manchester" is well off?
(a) He never has to take the train.
(b) He owns every pub in West Manchester.
(c) He is a lawyer for the IJC.
(d) He hasn't missed a match in 4 years.

5. What is Buford's reaction to what happens to the man who falls at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Surprise.
(b) Concern.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Admiration.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Buford attempt to locate to interview at the end of "A Station Outside Cardiff"?

2. How does Buford feel about the crowds at the games at the end of "A Station Outside Cardiff"?

3. What does a "package" include?

4. Who is Sammy and what does he do?

5. What three adjectives does Buford use to describe the conditions of the matches?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the police superintendent R. McAllister want to discuss with Buford at the beginning of "Sunderland and Manchester"?

3. Explain what it means to be "on the jib."

4. How does the crowd react to the knowledge that Buford is a reporter in "Turin"?

5. What happens as Jackie attempts to distribute the crowd to their respective hotels?

6. What does Mick say makes a good leader within the ICJ?

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

8. What do the English fans do while they are on the bus traveling to the match in "Turin"?

9. What is the return flight from Turin to England like at the end of "Turin"?

10. Who is Michael Wicks, and what is he doing as Buford exits the plane in "Turin"?

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