Question

Based on the excerpt from Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch, which sentence best describes the role of football in the author's relationship with his father?
A.
Football brought a sense of routine to the time the narrator and his father spent together.
B.
Football allowed the narrator to spend quality time with his father and his little sister.
C.
Football was the only interest that the narrator and his father shared.
D.
Football allowed the narrator and his father to reconnect after his parents' divorce.
E.
Football provided a way for the narrator's father to come between the narrator and his mother.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Football allowed the narrator and his father to reconnect after his parents' divorce

Explanation:

In Nick Hornby's autobiographical essay "Fever Pitch", the author describes all football games he went to that he can still remember. His favorite club is Arsenal Football Club and most of the games he remembers are played on their field. Beside the games, he writes about his life. After the author's parents divorced, it was his father who took him to his very first Arsenal game in order to reconnect with his son.