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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of the second chapter in this section?
(a) My Second Childhood.
(b) Goodbye to All That.
(c) Supermac.
(d) A Fourth Division Town.

2. What is the title of the third chapter of this section?
(a) A Fourth Division Town.
(b) Supermac.
(c) My Second Childhood.
(d) Goodbye to All that.

3. What does Nick say are not funny?
(a) Relationships.
(b) Obsessions.
(c) Manic behaviors.
(d) Grown-ups.

4. What team does Arsenal lose against at the end of the section?
(a) West Ham.
(b) Tottenham Hotspur.
(c) Liverpool.
(d) Everton.

5. How is Brian related to Nick?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His half brother.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His nephew.

6. Who escorts Nick and the other fans to the stadium in the game against Derby?
(a) Charlie George.
(b) The stewards.
(c) Brian Clough.
(d) The police.

7. What is Charlie George's punishment for making obscene gestures to the Derby fans?
(a) Prison.
(b) A ban.
(c) A fine.
(d) Community service.

8. What is the name of the first chapter in this section?
(a) The Nightmare Continues.
(b) Social History.
(c) Me and Bob McNab,
(d) My Mum and Charlie George.

9. Who does Arsenal play on February the 12th?
(a) Derby.
(b) Liverpool.
(c) Millwall.
(d) Manchester Utd.

10. What is the name of Nick's girlfriend in this section?
(a) Denise Thrower.
(b) Lucy Hankers.
(c) Carol Blackburn.
(d) Esther Benson.

11. What does Hornby say helps him to fit in at school?
(a) His sense of humor.
(b) His footballing abilities.
(c) His love of music.
(d) His love of football.

12. What major event in Hornby's life happens just after his eleventh birthday?
(a) He contracts polio.
(b) He goes to his first football game.
(c) His parents divorce.
(d) He gets drunk.

13. When does Nick say he does not want to die?
(a) At half-time.
(b) Before a game.
(c) After a game.
(d) During a game.

14. How does Nick feel when his mother leaves him a note about Arsenal losing a game?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Violent.
(c) Sick.
(d) Betrayed.

15. Why does Nick finally accept Arsenal's continental style of playing?
(a) They are hard to break down.
(b) It is good to watch.
(c) He has no coice.
(d) They are winning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which English football team does Hornby support?

2. What team does Arsenal play on the fourth of November?

3. What does Nick's father tell Nick off about at the end of the game with Swindon?

4. Why don't people have electricity during the replay between Derby and Arsenal?

5. What team is Arsenal about to play when Nick's girlfriend dumps him?

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