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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. How do the police respond to Sammy's reaction to his lack of sight?
(a) They applaud him.
(b) They are amused.
(c) They are irritated.
(d) They envy him.

2. When Sammy gets out of jail, where does he think Helen is?
(a) Visiting friends.
(b) Shopping.
(c) At her mother's.
(d) At work.

3. At the health center, the security guard directs Sammy to go where?
(a) To the Check-in Gate.
(b) The Front Desk.
(c) The Emergency Department.
(d) Home.

4. What physical ailment does Sammy suffer as a result of his encounter with the policemen?
(a) A broken leg.
(b) Blindness.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) A sprained ankle.

5. Why is Sammy friends with Charlie?
(a) Charlie likes Sammy's musical taste.
(b) They have a history together.
(c) They are brothers.
(d) Sammy gives Charlie money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Sammy concerned about his meeting with Charlie?

2. In what unusual way did a drinking pal of Sammy's die?

3. What keeps Sammy going in spite of his setbacks?

4. What makes the receptionist give Sammy a Monday appointment?

5. After going blind, what does Sammy purchase with his next unemployment check?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sammy confuse the group of police with tourists?

2. What is Sammy's physical condition when he wakes up in his cell for the first time?

3. Why did Sammy tell Helen the truth about his past?

4. Why do the policemen beat up Sammy and take him to jail?

5. At what point does Sammy begin to worry about Helen's absence?

6. What mood swings does Sammy experience after successfully setting a doctor's appointment?

7. Why did Sammy get caught during his first attempt at crime?

8. When Sammy hears a kid bragging about getting in a fight, what is Sammy's response, and why is it ironic?

9. When Sammy is trying to make a doctor's appointment, what obstacles stand in his way?

10. After losing his vision, how does Sammy spend his unemployment check once he finally acquires it?

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