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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 is the title of the first chapter in this section?

2. What does Hornby call the Liverpool Arsenal game in 1989?

3. What kind of company does Nick start working for in this section?

4. What part of London does Hornby move to?

5. How does an Arsenal get injured after the game?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize this section.

2. What does Nick buying tickets in the all-seater part of the stadium signify?

3. How does Nick's girlfriend react to watching Arsenal play?

4. How does racism at football games affect Nick?

5. What does Nick find funny about his step brother's support for Arsenal?

6. Why is Nick ashamed of his countrymen in this section?

7. Why is Nick depressed in this section?

8. What does Nick state is his worst fear in this section?

9. What does Augustus Caesar help Nick understand about life?

10. How does Cambridge Utd.'s losing streak affect Nick?

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

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all of the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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