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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 happened to Roy Downes?

2. Why is Buford amazed by the men in ICJ he meet in "Turin".

3. What is "the shove"?

4. What do the English fans do to the Italian crowd in "Turin"?

5. What does Buford purchase from the man he meets in "Manchester"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Buford learn about the people high in command in the ICJ when he travels to Turin?

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

5. Why is Buford particularly intrigued by the Manchester United firm?

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

7. 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"?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think European policemen are effective in controlling the chaos and violence of the football supporter's? How do the police help relieve or contribute to the violence of the crowds?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the relationship between politics and that of the mentality of the crowd. How does Buford support or refute this relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Explain why Buford becomes so disgusted with DJ and his supporters. Why has Buford's opinion of the violence in the firm changed at the end of the chapter "Dusseldorf"?

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