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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. Where is Buford standing at the beginning of the book?
(a) An airport.
(b) A football field.
(c) A train station outside of Cardiff.
(d) A pub.

2. How much alcohol does the man Buford meets in "Manchester" consume?
(a) 3 cans of lager and 20 pints of bitter.
(b) 4 cans of lager, a large bottle of Vodka, and 18 pints of bitter.
(c) 1 large bottle of Vodka.
(d) 4 shots of Tequilla and a pint of lager.

3. How does Buford feel about the English football game at the end of the first chapter?
(a) He loves it and wants to become a leader in one of the firms.
(b) He hates it, but needs his interview.
(c) He likes it, although he is not in a firm yet.
(d) He is indifferent and just wants to finish his story.

4. What does the Manchester group note at the end of "Sunderland and Manchester"?
(a) They work best in foreign countries.
(b) They hate West Ham.
(c) They want to stop the mob violence.
(d) They want to keep fighting.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not mentioned being beaten by the English?

2. Who does Buford meet and spend a long and informative evening with in "Manchester"?

3. Who is Sammy and what does he do?

4. Where does R. McAllister work?

5. What does Buford compare the fans of football to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the purpose Buford has for writing "Among the Thugs"?

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

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

7. Why does Buford go to the bathroom to write down the stories he hears from the members of the firm in "Sunderland and Manchester"?

8. Explain what Mick arranges for Buford in "Manchester."

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

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

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