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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Arsenal's nickname?
(a) The Canaries.
(b) The Reds.
(c) The Gunners.
(d) The Hammers.

3. Why don't people have electricity during the replay between Derby and Arsenal?
(a) There is a power worker's strike.
(b) There are problems with the electricty board.
(c) People are saving money.
(d) Someone has cut the main cable.

4. Why is Nick feeling guilty at the beginning of this section?
(a) He swore at an opposing player.
(b) His father does not like Arsenal.
(c) He stole some football stickers.
(d) He is having thoughts about a girl.

5. What are Nick and his girlfriend drinking as they lie in bed?
(a) Water.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Beer.
(d) Tea.

6. What team does Nick watch Brazil play in this section?
(a) Uruguay.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Czechoslovakia.
(d) England.

7. What team is Arsenal about to play when Nick's girlfriend dumps him?
(a) Derby.
(b) Aston Villa.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Darlington.

8. What is the name of Brian's son?
(a) David.
(b) Philip.
(c) Peter.
(d) Michael.

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

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

11. Who takes Nick to his first football game?
(a) His father.
(b) His stepfather.
(c) His brother.
(d) His teacher.

12. In which competition does Arsenal play Swindon Town?
(a) The FA Cup.
(b) The League Cup.
(c) The Charity Shield.
(d) The First Division.

13. What kind of books can a female colleague not believe Nick reads?
(a) Children's books.
(b) Football books.
(c) Feminist novels.
(d) American literature.

14. What does Nick he does not learn to do at games until he is much older?
(a) Scream.
(b) Relax.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Sing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What team does Arsenal play on the fourteenth of October?

2. What game does Hornby write about in this book?

3. How is Brian related to Nick?

4. What does Hornby say helps him to fit in at school?

5. What team does Arsenal play on May the 2nd?

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