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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 team does Arsenal play on May the 2nd?

2. Which English football team does Hornby support?

3. What team is labeled boring?

4. What is Arsenal's nickname?

5. What kind of books can a female colleague not believe Nick reads?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cambridge Utd. help Nick?

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

3. Why does Nick dislike talking to the players?

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

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

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

7. How does Nick's obsession with Arsenal show signs of becoming unhealthy?

8. How does Nick's first disappointment with Arsenal affect him?

9. How does Nick get closer to his father?

10. How does Nick feel when he sees himself on television?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What affect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

Why does the Heysel disaster affect Nick so deeply? Do the students think Nick is right to apologize to his Italian students? Does Nick feels a sense of guilt himself? If so, why?

Essay Topic 3

What do the following people think of Nick's obsession with Arsenal?

1. His mother.

2. His father.

3. His girlfriend.

4. His sister.

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