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

2. Where does the man die?
(a) On a bus.
(b) On a train.
(c) In the stadium.
(d) On the street.

3. Who do the fans frighten on the way to the game against Derby?
(a) Old ladies.
(b) Grown men.
(c) School children.
(d) Shoppers.

4. What team does Arsenal play on May the 2nd?
(a) Luton.
(b) Millwall.
(c) West Ham.
(d) Reading.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nick get teased when Arsenal loses?

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

3. What team does Arsenal play on the 17th of April?

4. What is the title of the second chapter in this section?

5. What does Nick notice about the men attending his first game?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Nick use football to rebel against his father?

2. Who is Don Rogers?

3. Why does Nick enjoy the violence he witnesses at games?

4. In what way does nick's mum support his obsession for Arsenal?

5. What are Nick's conditions for a perfect game?

6. What does Nick think of Malcolm MacDonald?

7. What does Nick observe at his first game for Arsenal?

8. Why is Nick grateful to his first girlfriend, Carol?

9. How does Nick show his anger at his parent's divorce?

10. What does Nick say he thinks about Pele?

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